If A Picture Paints A Thousand Words…
Metaphor for the Raptor program?

(F-22 snowed under at Edwards AFB)
Metaphor for the Raptor program?

(F-22 snowed under at Edwards AFB)
Those of us who spent anytime in Hampton Roads became intimately familiar with the “joys” of two significant landmarks – the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and the more recent cousin, the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. The HRBT, as it is called in polite company, is the link from Norfolk to the Peninsula, unless, of course,…
Well, something broke, unsolicited of course and so now I get to roll up my sleeves and delve (once again) into the dark art of php. Â In the meantime, I at least got a partial mission capable (PMC) bird back up and on the line (any one with more than a passing acquaintance with…
No, not this one – more like this… Item: Navy ship $840 million over budget and still unfinished (h/t Phibian) — The highly touted nerve center of the new, $1.8 billion amphibious ship San Antonio is fraught with computer hardware crashes that could cripple operations. The ship lacks basic safety equipment, such as hand rails and…
Times are hard these days, and for those living on fixed incomes, many of them being our disabled veterans, they are indeed perilous. Over at Lex’s place comes a request from one such who is seeking advice. Stop by, ponder and offer your wisdom, your experience — your assistance. Thank you. – SJS
Two RFIs actually. Looking for someone w/experience in dealing with the following to provide advice/lessons learned: Establishing a .com blog (who best to buy name through, hosting services, posting software, etc.) and transferring archives from blogspot; Drafting and submitting a book proposal (OK, two book proposals) to Naval Institute Press. Drop me a note offline…