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by Jonn Lilyea••143

July 21, 2017

Sandstone and Storms

Low storm clouds sweep over Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, in Australia. Uluru is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area.

Photograph By Ignacio Palacios, National Geographic Your Shot

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      2. Does that count? We may need a ruling from the Judge and Custodian of the Records of Firsts.

        But you beat me, so I must nonetheless genuflect toward your apparent firstness.

    1. No! Your not pulling an al gore here, you conceded.

      FIRST FIRST FIRST
      PRAISE GOD I AM FIRST

      1. NO no no, he’s pulling a Al Haig and the Reagan Assassination Attempt – “I’m in charge here

      2. I will accept the judgment of those who decide such things, and if not judged “First!” than I shall graciously allow myself the honor of being “second.”

        There … does that make you feel better? 😀

        1. In light of your generosity i surrender my claim and will raise a fine microbrew when i get home toasting your firstness
          Cheers, your 👆

          1. I accept your gracious gesture! (I do not imbibe, but will raise a frosty Diet Coke in your honor as well!)

    1. Just in case someone has not heard:
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not Special Forces.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still an idiot.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still trying to BS his way out of trouble.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a loser.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still in need of a brain.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still without a clue.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a jerk.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not scary.

      To which I add: Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still trying to scare us with sockpuppets.

      1. Graybeard – I’d like to make an addition to you post:

        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not Special Forces.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still an idiot.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still trying to BS his way out of trouble.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a loser.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still in need of a brain.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still without a clue.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a jerk.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not scary.

        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a worker of balls and tickler of taints.

      2. Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not Special Forces.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still an idiot.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still trying to BS his way out of trouble.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a loser.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still in need of a brain.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still without a clue.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a jerk.
        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not scary.

        Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a worker of balls and tickler of taints.

          1. never knew that was there. My better half will be in green bay in February I think and I’ll send her that way for a look

        3. NKP 765 has been running for years, she’s a classic! I’m looking forward to seeing C&O 1309 running again later this year or early next year, NKP 765 is a 2-8-4 and C&O1309 is a 2-6-6-2!

    2. I read the “Community Control” restrictions on Stolen Valorist Kyle Barwan, and it looks like he will be on House Arrest for some time. He can only leave the house to go to his Lawful employment, and then only leaving1/2 hour before, and arriving home 1/2 hours after work. Since he does not do “Lawful Employment”, he is housebound. Also, he has a $30.00+ per month burden, along with court costs, restitution, and more, to have paid 3 months before conclusion of his Community Control of 24 months. There are other requirements that I see him not meeting. My money says that he will go “behind the walls” before he serves out his 24 months sentence. He has to get permission to move, before he moves each time. That will make things really difficult because he is an expert at getting thrown out of people’s homes. Unlike him, I can own firearms, edged weapons, and other devices. It must really suck to be him.

      2. JUST how much longer until the people running the system say “Fuck it, enough!” and lock his worthless ass up for a while?

        1. Seeing as how Jonp has graciously agreed to withdraw his claim, I am first – again!

    1. Nah … you’re too early to be CNN’s version of first. Log in about midnight, type first, and then CNN might say you’re first.

  9. I’m claiming 69th.

    And here’s your 10 year-old’s joke for the day.

    Q: What’s the square root of 69?
    A: Ate something.

    Q: I asked my grandma if she had ever tried 69. A: She said, “No, but I have done 53 — that’s all the sailors I could screw in one night.”

    Q: What comes after 69?
    A: Mouthwash.

    Q: What do you call 69 in China?
    A: Two-can-chew.

  10. Provisional Proxy First, yet again!!!!

    Going to go see “Dunkirk” in a couple of hours… everything I’ve read about the film make it seem like it’s a “Saving Private Ryan” or “Flag of our Father’s” level of film.

    1. Have you seen the review that generally gives the film high marks but, at the end, bemoans the “lack of women or people of color”?

      Oy vey.

      2. If “people of color” is the new gold standard for WWII movies, then some smart director should take up the challenge and make a big-budget epic about the Japanese invasion of eastern India in March 1944 and the heroic British defenses of Imphal and Kohima that ultimately shut down the Japanese offensive effort.

        These climactic battles of the Burma Campaign employed lots of British Empire India, Nigerian, East African, Burmese, and Gurkha units who defeated the best the Japanese had. You can have lots of character development of British Indian and African and Gurkha troops, as well as those of their Japanese enemies, and show the bravery and determination on both sides.

        So what about it, Hollywood and Pinewood, are you ready to take up that challenge ?

          1. WTF will the SJW left want next, an apology from the USA to Japan for the Pearl Harbor attack?

            1. Well, they’ve already struck in the Pearl Harbor context, if you’ve ever seen the most recent depiction of that Day of Infamy.

              In 1941, people smoked. A lot. Everybody, or almost everybody, did. Watch the most recent “Pearl Harbor” and see how many people are lighting up or puffing. Few. Thanks to the folks who don’t want you to see someone smoking, lest you take up the evil yourself.

              And we did not refer to the Japanese as Japanese. They were “Japs” or “Nips” instead. Count the number of times those terms are used. It’s low, very low.

              Almost as if they don’t want to offend anybody, y’know?

              I hate “historical” movies that try to present that time frame in the current time frame’s mind-set.

              I just watched “Emperor” with Tommy Lee Jones as Gen. MacArthur. I couldn’t tell what the movie was about – Gen. MacArthur’s meeting with Hirohito, or Gen. Fellers’ search for his pre-war love? (Which was totally fictional – Fellers had been happily married since 1925.)

              I have high hopes for “Dunkirk” and will see it very soon.

              1. Speaking of smoking, I remember when I was a kid in the seventies when pretty much nearly everyone and their hound dog smoked, they even had ashtrays on the tables in the church hall for after-sevice coffee!

      3. There is at least one French soldier of color in one of the early scenes… and I did see the review.

        Fucking SJW’s are clueless on history…

      5. There were French Colonial troops from Morroco at Dunkirk that were captured by Germans.

        There was also and BEF attachment from India at Dunkirk. Their CO was ordered to abandon them, but instead left the mules and led the men. They were among the last rescued on ships from Dunkirk.

        I’m not saying make the movie about them, but British & French forces all around globe contained many, many non-white Colonial forces.

        1. If they’re depicted, then history is satisfied. If they’re not, then that part of history takes a back seat to the realities of movie-making (especially time limits).

          Unless they are the focus of the movie, though, don’t make the casting of those parts an overarching necessity, and don’t waste very good actors in what amount to cameo roles.

          1. India Today published a short article on them:
            http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dunkirk-indian-army-christopher-nolan-movie/1/1006656.html

            And the Guardian article from 2000 about being told to leave them:
            https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/nov/08/patrickwintour

            It’s Nolan’s movie, he can tell whatever story he wants. I just wanted to point out that British & French forces have traditionally been whitewashed of their colonial elements giving the false impression they were all-white.

        2. If the producers did not include the civilians who participated in the rescue, it is not historically accurate.
          From Express/UK 2015:
          A call was sent out for as many naval vessels as possible to help the Royal Navy – including small craft that could get close to the waiting soldiers in the shallow waters.
          British civilians responded in their droves with everything from private yachts, motor launches, lifeboats, paddle steamers and barges joining the effort.
          The craft came from as far away as the Isle of Man.
          The smallest boat to take part was the Tamzine, a 14ft open-topped fi shing boat, now in the Imperial War Museum.

          Here’s the full article: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/578885/Dunkirk-evacuation-World-War-Two-Germany-Britain

          1. Without giving away too much, Nolan breaks down the evacuation into three parts:

            1. One Week (the troops on the beach)
            2. One Day (focuses on one of the civilian boats in the evacuation)
            3. One hour (an RAF flyer on CAP in the area)

            You get to see all of them intertwine during the movie.

            Go see it… it’s money well spent

    3. OK, just came home from seeing it…very well done by Christopher Nolan and the cast. No, better yet, AWESOME!!!!

      Soundtrack for it runs almost the length of the movie… aerial scenes were fantastic (the scenes with Stukas dive bombing were very realsitic and terrifying). I’d put on the same level as “Saving Private Ryan” and “Flags”

      Spend the money… only 1 hour and 47 minutes long.

          1. Chief, go see it… you’ll be impressed. Probably ONE OF THE BEST ever made.

  13. America’s Test Kitchen is one of those programs on PBS that deserve a lot of look-sees. They test everything from flour to frying pans, so that you can get your money’s worth and get the ingredients that work best. They’ve republished their 2005 Extra Crunch Chicken recipe, which I am posting here. Note that it uses simple ingredients and recommends two choices of cooking oil.

    America’s Test Kitchen
    2005 Recipe for Extra-Crunchy Fried Chicken

    2 cups buttermilk plus 6 additional tablespoons
    2 tablespoons of table salt
    1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into 8 pieces, giblets discarded, wings and back reserved for stock
    3 cups all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    ¾ teaspoon dried thyme
    ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
    ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    4 to 5 cups of vegetable shortening or peanut oil

    Keeping the oil at the correct temperature is essential to producing crunchy fried chicken that is neither too brown nor too greasy. Use a candy/deep-fry thermometer to check the temperature of the oil before you add the chicken (see related testing). If you cannot find a chicken that weighs 3 1/2 pounds or less, or if you don’t have a pan that is 11 inches in diameter, you will have to fry the chicken in two batches. Follow the recipe, frying the chicken four pieces at a time and keeping the first batch warm in a 200-degree oven while the second batch is cooking. If you want to produce a slightly healthier version of this recipe, you can remove the skin from the chicken before soaking it in the buttermilk. The chicken will be slightly less crunchy.

    1. Whisk together 2 cups buttermilk and salt in large bowl until salt is dissolved. Add chicken pieces to bowl and stir to coat; cover bowl with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Don’t let chicken soak much longer or it will become too salty.)

    2. Whisk flour, baking powder, thyme, pepper, and garlic powder together in large bowl. Add remaining 6 tablespoons buttermilk; with your fingers rub flour and buttermilk together until buttermilk is evenly incorporated into flour and mixture resembles coarse wet sand.

    3. Working in batches of two, drop chicken pieces into flour mixture and turn to thoroughly coat, gently pressing flour mixture onto chicken. Shake excess flour from each piece of chicken and transfer to wire rack set over rimmed baking sheet.

    4. Heat oil (it should measure 3/4 inch deep) in large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven with 11-inch diameter over medium-high heat until it reaches 375 degrees. Place chicken pieces, skin-side down, in oil, cover, and fry until deep golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove lid after 4 minutes and lift chicken pieces to check for even browning; rearrange if some pieces are browning faster than others. (At this point, oil should be about 300 degrees. Adjust burner, if necessary, to regulate temperature of oil.) Turn chicken pieces over and continue to fry, uncovered, until chicken pieces are deep golden brown on second side, 6 to 8 minutes longer. (At this point, to keep chicken from browning too quickly, adjust burner to maintain oil temperature of about 315 degrees.) Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate lined with paper towels; let stand for 5 minutes to drain. Serve.

    1. All these yummy-sounding recipes you post, loaded with carbs I can’t eat right now. :'( (sniff!)

    2. I found that by dropping diet soda, I dropped a full dress size, maybe more, and now my pants are too big.

      But they make a very good point: don’t let the chicken stew in the buttermilk (which is good for you) too long or it gets too salty, and the oil temperature is important, to keep the chicken from getting greasy. As much as I love KFC, theirs tends to be greasy, but they get it prepped and frozen, so they have to cook it longer.

      Focus on what you CAN have, not on what you can’t have. There is NO reason that you can’t have a piece of fried chicken, or mashed and gravy.

      1. Oh, I quit drinking diet soda at least a year ago. I’m doing the ketogenic thing (high fat, moderate protein, low carb), so limiting myself to 20g of carbs per day. I’m doing pretty well with it, but it does limit my food choices a good bit.

      2. There’s two kinds of carbohydrates: starchy (grain products) and watery (fruits and veggies). Cut the starch, go with the strawberries and grapes. Watermelon is loaded with potassium, for instance, but it’s mostly water. Eat the pumpkin pie filling and the whipped cream, not the crust. 🙂 🙂 🙂

    3. Personnally, I prefer “Forged in Fire.”

      Same concept, different ingredients.

    4. I agree on ATK. Go to place for for recipes and food/equip tests. I liked it better with what’s his name but I read that he was a real ass and tried to steal talent and recipes and start his on gig.

  18. I can’t believe it. I had a real turtle head sticking out and was trying to hold it in while beating my F5 key like it owes me money. I couldn’t wait any longer and this is what happens. Dang it all.

    2. “The turtle’s head is out”.
      “I say again, the turtle’s head is out”.

  19. Meh. Loving life in Granolaville East. Sorta.

    And Bernath is one day closer to going to the hole. That makes me smile.

    2. Mmm, mmm, mmm. I’d just love to hear the sound of a prison door clanking shut on Danni Jailbird Birdbath.

      This scene from Deliverance could be Dan’s new “wife” introducing him to cell-life!

      “Now let’s you just drop them pants.

      Drop?

      Just take ’em right off!

      I mean, what’s this all about?

      Don’t say anything, just do it.

      Just drop ’em, boy!

      You ever had your balls cut off, you fuckin’ ape?”

  20. This is old, but I came across it the other day and thought I’d share – back during Katrina, an AF PJ rescued a little girl, and it became a defining moment for the both of them. The girl, LeShay Brown, now in high school, is a part of Junior ROTC because of this experience, and brought the PJ, Mike Maroney, to the school’s military ball:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/20/an-airman-saved-a-tiny-girl-from-katrina-and-inspired-her-to-follow-in-his-footsteps/

    In case that requires registration, here’s a People link that has some of the same info, but a slightly different focus:

    http://people.com/human-interest/air-force-vet-mike-maroney-reunites-with-katrina-girl-he-rescued/

  21. Little update. So the wife unit had the stabilizing brace plate removed from her wrist last Friday. I thought things would be better but no. She is rather…persnickety about all things to say the least and does not do pain well…at all. Every little twinge or genuine ache, she comes and tells me about. All I can do is to say, “I am so sorry for you honey”, and encourage her that no matter what she thinks, it is healing normally and these things are to be expected. Now, the doctor can tell her the same thing and she believes him but it only lasts for about two days. But if I say it, not so much. Plus she spends too much time on Google, researching every little pain she feels. Google, is quite often not your friend if you are worried about a physical milady. Especially since she goes to blogs which are the worst source of information. I tell her to first, try to stop that, and if she must, go to the NIH or Cleveland Clinic or the Mayo Clinic websites for valid information. But being a woman and women being prone to gossip (sorry but i think that is true), blogs are right up that alley for her. Like online coffee clutches of women telling horror stories. When they don’t tell you they did not follow the doctor’s instructions or follow through with PT.

    Anyway, she gets the stitches out this Monday and then no more bandages and then a long road of PT will get started.

    All in all, I just love her, comfort and reassure her as best I can for whatever that is worth.

    (She couldn’t get an appointment today to remove the stitches and I have remove most every one I’ve ever had and I offered to remove hers with no or less pain than the nurse at the doctor’s office. That went over like a fart in church. So much for trying to help.)

    But she is the best part of me without a doubt and I cannot imagine a life without her, so dealing with these little (in the big scheme of things) idiosyncrasies of hers is a very small gift I can offer.

    1. I think I know what you are going through. The main thing after that type of operation is doing the PT. It can be frustrating and there will be some pain associated with it, but it’s through that pain that function returns. I’ve gone through at least five bouts of PT for various injuries and sluffed off on one. I still don’t have full flexibility in that knee. I do have full use from the other injuries (did the full PT for those). Not fun sometimes but the result was worth it. Good luck to you and yours.

    2. Glad she’s on the mend..I hear you on the whole “internet is not your friend thing” it’s worse for me as my wife works in a hospital…so believe me she’s always worried that I’m gonna drop dead or something anytime I get a damn cold…and she gets mad if I don’t call a doctor right away…I can still lift my body weight and I can single handed retrieve my 60lb dinghy motor from the dingy while in an open sea….so I’m not exactly freaking infirm just yet….I climb out on deck and raise and lower the main while we’re out on the water…and still mow the lawn the old fashioned way by pushing a mower around instead of riding…but she likes to remind me we’re not kids anymore…

      I realize I am long past my 40s (and the 50s are over as well) but damn I’m not calling a doctor for a goddamn cold….until I can’t breathe…

      1. Mine works for a product liability lawyer… everything she hears about causes cancer etc. freaks her out. It has taken years for her to realize that a seriously large percentage of people on class action suits are scammers, and no, the premarin did not cause that second head to grow from their neck.

      2. My wife was an EMT and medical assistant, but after being married to a firefighter/ paramedic for 22 years, she has come to the conclusion that some day, i will probably die from something related to something stupid I’ve done, and that there’s nothing she can do about it… so she’ll occasionally offer me advice, and if i don’t immediately agree, she just walks away…

  22. 48 years ago on 20 July, 1969 (yesterday was the 20th), Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon.

    Still remember as if it was yesterday watching the event with Walter Cronkite covering the story live on CBS.

    Sadly, Lieutenant Armstrong, U.S. Navy, passed away in 2012.

    Rest in Peace, Sir. You were indeed a “First”. Hand Salute.

    1. He was a class act. I was incredibly fortunate to meet and chat with him a number of years ago, and he was one of the nicest, most humble people you can imagine, and sharp as a tack too. He was, at the time, surrounded by various people in all sorts of powerful positions, but he took the time to talk to a nobody like myself, and I imagine it’ll always remain one of my favorite memories.

      Rest in Peace indeed.

  23. I posted this above, accidentally on PI’s train thread. ‘scuse me.
    I read the “Community Control” restrictions on Stolen Valorist Kyle Barwan, and it looks like he will be on House Arrest for some time. He can only leave the house to go to his Lawful employment, and then only leaving1/2 hour before, and arriving home 1/2 hours after work. Since he does not do “Lawful Employment”, he is housebound. Also, he has a $30.00+ per month burden, along with court costs, restitution, and more, to have paid 3 months before conclusion of his Community Control of 24 months. There are other requirements that I see him not meeting. My money says that he will go “behind the walls” before he serves out his 24 months sentence. He has to get permission to move, before he moves each time. That will make things really difficult because he is an expert at getting thrown out of people’s homes. Unlike him, I can own firearms, edged weapons, and other devices. It must really suck to be him.

    1. Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not Special Forces.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still an idiot.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still trying to BS his way out of trouble.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a loser.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still in need of a brain.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still without a clue.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a jerk.
      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still not scary.

      Colt Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Bulot is still a worker of balls and tickler of taints.

      1. Nach Himmel der ist kein Bier,
        Und so wier drinkt das heir,
        Und wann wier sind nicht mehr heir,
        Neus Freunden drinken alles uns Bier.

        Graybeard Publishing and Broadcasting may have not transcribed that precisely, but the concept has been communicated.

    2. I’m not a beer snob by any means, but you CA folks need to ship me a few cases of Ballast Point Grapefriut Sculpin my way.

      Best IPA I’ve ever had, but sadly, one of the more expensive. Last place I saw it was $12 for a six-pack.

      3. Stick with Goose Island. Not bad at all, and quite widely available. (I personally prefer Harpoon – slightly – but Harpoon can be hard to find. Ditto Sam Adams Rebel IPA.)

        Sierra Nevada Torpedo isn’t bad either and is fairly widely available too, but watch out if you drink it. It’s 7+% alcohol, so it’s easy to drink far more than you’d planned with that one.

        1. I myself prefer Arrogant Bastard Ale, some people I know think it was named after me!

        2. They’re good, and I also like 312 Urban Wheat Ale.

          UFO and Shipyard make some pretty good stuff.

          I avoid Blue Moon like the plague, however.

  25. “I repeat:”

    Never, never say “repeat” unless you are calling for artie. (grin)

    Brings back memories of Ft. Knox when we on our tanks.

    Every now and then, one of the crew members…NEVER the TC ;)… would drop an “F-bomb”, an “aw shit or two”, or use the wrong wordage when talking on the net. Usually within a few moments, a female voice, sorta sounding like Ernestine (Lily Tomlin), would be heard in your CVC saying…”That is improper (incorrect) communication procedure”.

    We almost always laughed our ass off.

    1. LOL Skyjumper! 🙂 I remember that happening all the time. My great commo faux pas was making the comment “who the fu_k is that guy?” over the keyed mike…

      Hmmm turns out it was the CO. Another learning opportunity for me…

      1. Dinotanker, one of the cooler things we did to our tank commo, was splice in a cassette player. My loader was sort of a whiz kid at electronics. Took him a couple of tries to get it right ( first time… when you keyed your mic to talk, the music wouldn’t shut off!). He finally got it right so that the music played but once you keyed your mic to talk to the crew or over the net, the music cut-off until you released the lever.

        Didn’t do it all of the time, but used to play “Danger Zone” from Top Gun booging down the trails and maybe a time or two during live fire. Jacked the crew up & it seemed to inspire them shooting & moving. A little motivation never hurt. (grin)

    2. 1984. Riding as TC in a Sheridan at the NTC as an observer-controller.

      Just me, myself, and my driver. I’m sitting up in the TC hatch just loving the hell out of speeding up the trail to join in the AAR.

      Singing to myself ‘On the road again … can’t wait to get back on the road again…” — over and over again because those were the only words I knew. Listening to my voice over my headphones. Really a nice trip.

      When I got to the Green Team rally point and joined my brother OCs everyone began laughing at me …. seems that I was “hot miking” my singing without knowing it.

      Ahhhhhh …. I loved my stay at the NTC.

    3. (Grouchy CPT) “Where is my damn report!”

      (Slow E-4) “…. ….. Wait one, over”

      …

      (Grouchy) ‘What the F###? WHAT THE F###### F###? -I- don’t wait on -YOU-! … YOU wait on ME! Send that ####### report now!”

      (Stranger). “….F### you, sir.”

      (Grouchy). “WHO the F### was that? Who F###### was that? You don’t use -rank- on the radio! I will (various threats, promises,and lots of swearing…..)”

      …

      (Stranger) “You don’t, know, do you sir.”

      (Grouchy) (epic !!!!rant!!!!)

      …..

      (Stranger). “I say again. -F###- you -SIR-!”

      At this point, someone managed to get the handset away from CPT Grouchy.

  26. Would like to take this time to share some success of a fellow Veteran.
    James H Drescher (Lt Col USMC ret) has published a book, “Glasby’s Forture” Now available on Amazon.
    https://www.amazon.com/Glasbys-Fortune-Mr-James-Drescher/dp/099893691X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500671502&sr=1-1&keywords=glasby%27s+fortune.

    I got a signed copy from him and couldn’t put it down.
    Its an Historical Novel that recalls the story of 23 year old Harry Glasby of Boston, who was captured by the famous Pirate Bartholemew Roberts and forced to serve as his navigator.
    There is plenty of good detail about the sailing of ships and battles at sea, but the most engrossing part is Harry’s internal struggle to not engage in Piracy and maintain his morality.

  27. HBO and Cinemax are having a free preview weekend on Dish.

    Hacksaw Ridge comes on tomorrow night on both HBO-E and HBO-W for those who haven’t seen it yet.

    I haven’t, so I’ll be watching.

  28. I had an alleged Marine today tell me all about his secret squirrel superheroism today. He was upset he didn’t qualify for a wartime pension based on his entry into service being in Nov. 1975 and official end to Vietnam being March 1975.

    He then went into this long story about how he was so high speed he became a bodyguard for the Commandant for the Marine Corps. Had to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and did super secret missions all around the world attached to agencies (repeated for effect, not ONE agency, agencies).

    He kept interjecting something about 100% disabled, which was confusing because that alone would make him ineligible for a pension.

    His story then climaxed when he tried to go to a random Marine Reserve unit locally in the 1990s to inquire about his classified records. They somehow set him up with the G2 who told him he’d have to reenlist to see his records and train the new guys.

    I asked him if he would like me to help file a FOIA for his records. He said it wouldn’t work and they sent him a letter that said it was classified. He said he no longer had the letter.

    I paraphrased the old “That’s not how the Marines remember it” and he’d had enough and walked out. I’m shocked it took him that long to realize I wasn’t buying his bullshit.

    1. Oh, but you asked him all the right questions, you see, and outed him before he could finish his spiel. It must have made him go cry in the alley after he left.
      Maybe we could come up with a crib sheet of questions w/answers for people to use so that when they run into a faker, the silliness ends quickly.

  29. All the birds for the Blue Angels show are here and safely tied down for the night.

    Had an E-2C Hawkeye fly directly over the Stately Claw Manor this afternoon on his landing approach.

    I’ll be able to watch the shows all weekend from the back deck of the house with a straight line of sight to the airport.

    1. Going to be at the old Brunswick NAS in late August. Might take my sweetie.

    1. Distill the corn into alcohol and use it for fuel. Next time check the gauge.

  31. USS Gerald R Ford CVN-78 was just placed into commission and brought to life.

    Awesome.

  32. I went by the local airport today, stopping in at the lounge in the FBO office building, and ran into a flight instructor friend and some of his friends. I told them of a currently disbarred attorney who had mastered flight below ground level in a light sport aircraft. How he tried to sue the manufacturer for not putting a placard in stating” “If you are too damned dumb to know how to check fuel and follow FAA regulations, keep your ass out of the plane.”
    They laughed…

    1. Yeah, he’s good and Internet-Famous on more than one Pilot’s thread from that AND his junk lawsuit against the plane manufacturer. Come to think about it, he also bought and registered that plane he wrecked in his Daughter’s name!

      1. Your such a coward to mention my daughter. I will definitely see you,soon. Loser. Bring my daughter in your coward shit . you are gone. Understand. Then you will know. Don’t mess with my family.

          1. Does Colt K Bulot TRY HIS DAMNEDEST to be that stupid, or does it come to him naturally? HEY COLT K. BULOT, I still want to buy you a toaster for you to play in the bathtub with!

        2. Wow! Bulot, you really ARE a moron, just as I thought you were. Way to prove it where everyone can see you. IDIOT!!!

  34. This is especially to all degenerate military. The DD-214 / FOIA doesn’t lie. Data bases do. If you ever have a security clearance let this law suit know. You people have no idea.

    1. Class dates, Bulot. For SFQC and Ranger School. Or orders. Otherwise, quit making BS statements and idle threats.

      By the way: get your other facts straight before threatening others, moron. The comment above about a plane in someone’s daughter’s name had absolutely nothing to do with you.

      Class dates, Bulot. Or shut up.

    2. Your head is full of shit, shit floats.
      YOU are full of shit Bulot, and shit floats.

      You have brought yourself into the sewers!

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