May 2011 - Argghhh!

Jim Dunnigan thinks so. What does the assembled commentariat think? I admit I have a bias in this which leads me to nod approvingly, as it meshes with my professional experience and study. Other's mileage may vary, alternate views are welcome!by James DunniganMay 10, 2011In Libya, NATO (mainly French and British) fighter-bomber pilots are learning a hard lesson about how effective ground troops can be at hiding themselves from air attack. The Libyan forces have quickly adapted to an enemy that...

A team of Airmen from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., stand behind their four-wheeled "A-10 Thunderbolt II" on the set of "Car Warriors," a car-building competition series on the Speed Channel. The Air Force team had 36 hours to plan and build a "NASCAR Death Race Machine" from a bare race car. The group of Airmen took home bragging rights after beating the all-star team of show regulars with a better finished product.

It's official. The Global Effort On Tuggy Feelings, Formerly known as the Global War On Terror is over...

...regarding health and aging... Me want! Ta hell with it, I don't have that many years left, anyway, and I know some of you are just waiting for me to drop dead so you can court SWWBO to try to score the Arsenal... ...

The nice thing about one of those is you only have brass to police... though you do have to be careful where you spray the little buggers.

[click picture to engage enlargificator] An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 79th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., heads out to the fight April 28, 2011, during Green Flag West 11-6. Green Flag West provides a realistic close-air support training environment for Airmen and Soldiers preparing to deploy in support of combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

DoD is floating it's version of cutting medical costs, which includes a $60 increase in TRICARE enrollment fees, if I read this right. Compared to what my non-DoD friends get hit with for year-to-year fee increases, I'm thinking that's not too bad.I know people get really exercised over this, but... we haven't had a fee increase in over a decade, and this is far better than what Rumsfeld proposed, and I can live with this. Yeah, I know, I know, "We were promised" etc. We've...

Because the Legislature wants to make it a crime in California for hotels, motels, hostels, inns, and B-and-Bs to *facepalm*use flat sheets instead of fitted as the bottom sheet on a mattress.Unless, of course, it's an illegal alien who's changing the sheets......