The author of this opinion piece is a friend of mine, and my opinions are nearly identical. He says it better than I can. My readers know I am against electric cars, especially when the all-powerful hand of Government mandates that we buy them (this is a total failure so far). Here's what my friend …
Continue reading On Electrified Aviation…From an Aerospace Insider
This week's topic is right up my alley. To start with, my favorite styles of architecture are Art Nouveau and Art Deco, both from the early to mid-20th Century. Both styles involve decorated buildings, with all sorts of frilly details, very unlike more-modern buildings which have no decoration at all (and are quite boring to …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #324: In The Details
Now that the entire State of Washington will be ruled, from DC to Seattle, by far-Left DemocRats, it's time for some news from around here, west of the Cascades. Our area is the home of Seattle and King County, well-known for high crime and judges who refuse to incarcerate repeat offenders. Also known for high …
Continue reading Time for Another Dispatch from the All-Leftist, All the Time, Western Washington
The destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought out all the characteristics of Rural Americans. Their courage, generosity, and intrepidness have really shone on everyone who has been affected. Here are some of their stories. https://twitter.com/wilson_apush/status/1840553599564198189 These kids' parents are raising them to be responsible adults. Bravo! This was posted by Allen Mashburn: This gentleman …
Anyone who follows the news at all will know that Boeing, a titan of aerospace and defense technology, has had a very difficult time the past few years. The difficulties with the 787 program, with its heavy outsourcing of production and assembly, brought the company a considerable amount of unwanted attention, as deadlines slipped and …
Continue reading A modest proposal to save The Boeing Company
Last night, the world was alight, in more ways than one. Twitter was full to the brim with posts showing the Aurora, caused by a huge solar storm, from all over the globe, North and South (Aurora Australis), East and West. In the US, members from Montana to Alabama posted photos and videos of bright …
Continue reading An Aurora Borealis Story, with a side of Sunset
Magical has different meanings to different people. For me, the most magical thing I have experienced was the three weeks I spent in Cambridge, England, in the summer of 1991, on a UCLA summer program. I had read about it for years in ads in the New Yorker magazine, and I finally decided that I …
Updated on November 21, 2020. The edicts below were issued in early November. Now, the State has come down hard, and, basically, prohibited Thanksgiving. All over this Nation, citizens are being told that they MAY NOT gather with their families for a big Thanksgiving celebration. They MAY NOT travel to be with their loved ones, …
Continue reading Let’s make a Thanksgiving Vow this year-Updated
Just recently, I re-discovered a band that I liked way back when they were new, in the 1970s. Now, I could kick myself for not going to see Jethro Tull when they were in town. For some unknown reason, maybe a snatch of tune heard over someone's PA system, or a random mention in a …
This particular dinner table is....wait for it...Both! The people at this table journeyed from miles away to meet with the Honored Guest, a remarkable young man from Romania. This Gentleman (capitalized because he is the epitome of Gentleman) is known to all of us online, and the friends at this table, along with dozens of …
Continue reading Photo Challenge..Is it a Table…Or a Bridge?
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