http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki Start 'em up Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:33:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got these:   And to the surprise of many, I still have them! http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/11/18/20-years-ago-today/ Believe it or not, this is an amendment I could really support ... which is highly unusual for me when it comes to Canada's Conservative Party. But one of the resolutions passed (and reportedly approved by 99% of the nearly 2,000 party members) at the party's first national policy convention since 2003 ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/11/18/what-happens-in-winterpeg-shouldnt-stay-in-winterpeg/ http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/11/14/happy-birthday/ Clothes make the sailor, show what they do and how they work and protect them from the elements of their jobs. Behold members of the "Black Gang" with stained dungarees and smelling of Bunker A. Hard, hot, dangerous work. No air conditioning in the office, here. Up on the roof, cranials, helmets, ear protection and colored jerseys define those of a loftier ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/11/07/one-navy-many-uniforms/ I thought that not only the Lex Babes (you know who are you) but also a few others might be interested in this video I stumbled across today. Just in case you were wondering if you would really like to go for a spin with Lex on his weekend job. This should ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/10/28/ten-seconds-of-fame-lex-style/ Dean Barnett was a great guy, dead too soon.  I didn't actually know him, though we exchanged numerous emails.  He was generous to a fault. He suffered fools gladly-- by answering his email. He engaged his foes in conversation and disarmed them.  Peter Robinson wrote:  Laughter, wit, a tough Boston charm, and perpetual ebullience—those ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/10/28/dean-barnett-1967-2008/ No worries, just lash yourself to the patrol vehicle and keep shooting back. DESPITE being shot twice during an ambush in Afghanistan, an SAS soldier lashed himself to the front of his patrol vehicle so he wouldn't be left behind if he passed out from loss of blood and kept on ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/10/23/shot-twice-in-the-chest/ For the tech heads around here... I know just enough about computer hardware to be dangerous--to myself and the hardware, haha!  My computer turned itself off yesterday and refused to restart.  Any help would be HUGELY appreciated. Here's the situation: 1.  LED indicator for the power button on the case comes on, but ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/10/19/1222/ I'm an Army guy. Through and through. Even if I've been out for ten years, I'm all Army, all the way. So why am I cluttering up The Flight Deck? Two reasons. One, I couldn't decide what to put up on my blog. And second, I grew up on a Navy ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/10/14/the-fly-in/ Hi-- I am writing and producing a short film for a carrier museum that describes the technical process of launching and landing from the deck of a carrier.  Most of the folks at this museum are museum people, not Navy people, so I need some extra technical guidance and hope the ... http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2008/10/13/seeking-info-for-short-museum-film/