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If Perception is Reality…
… we (Team Navy) are in deep bat guano where public perceptions are concerned: Gallup Military Perceptions 2008 View more presentations or upload your own. See especially slides 17-21 for recruiter’s challenge: Â ” If you were just turning 18 and had to spend two years in the Service, which branch would you prefer to join?”…
Sunday with Calvin
…where the Scribe channels one notable childhood camping experience of his own: and it wasn’t cold ravioli – it was cold spaghetti-O’s…
Memes – the wretched beasts…
"Meme — Inbound, port side; single, low, slow. Warning Red; Weapons Free…" Seems someone over here has some excess time on their hands and thought to tar Lex and YHS with the notorious “List eight habits or facts about yourself, then tag eight more people” meme. First thought was:
The Fukushima Daiishi Incident
As explained by an industry leader: The Fukushima Daiishi Incident h/t: “a nuke” (self-described…)
Fight’s On!
The Government of India (finally) tendered it’s offer for the Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) – a deal estimated at $10B and one of the largest of it’s kind offered. Plan is to purchase a total of 128 with the first 18 bought in a "flyaway condition" to equip the first squadron. The remaining 108 will…
About That Long Game…
So, here we were, half-watching the football game while sorting through the pile of magazines that had accumulated during the last few months while we were doing 18-hour days. Now that the pressure was off at work, SWMBO had dictated either we take care of the pile or she would – and Draconian doesn’t begin…

