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We the People…
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. We – the…
Cumulonimbus Tags
Fun with another WP plugin (WP-Cumulus) – just roll your cursor over the cloud: [WP-CUMULUS]
Project Valour-IT: 2008 Fundraiser Underway
“Support our Troops†So says the ubiquitous magnetic sticker on yet another non-descript vehicle on the road up ahead – but one wonders if the driver/occupant knows of a program that directly, materially supports our troops in a life-changing way? That program would be Valour-IT (Voice Activated Laptops for OUR Injured Troops). The short story is…
Airplan: 5-11 Sep
Several years back I had the extraordinary privilege to get to know a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack who had been assigned to one of the gun turret crews onboard the USS Nevada (BB-36). As a junior "hinge" (O-4/LCDR) I was both captivated by the re-telling, first hand, of the accounts of that morning, and…
Cockpit Conversations
So Scribe — what do pilots and NFOs talk about when things are quiet on a flight? – Lots of stuff, but some conversations you *don’t* want to hear…
Sometimes Moral Victories Aren’t Reflected in the Final Score
…but they can darn sure make halftime interesting… Excerpt from the Madison Wisconsin Capital Times on the Citadel vs Wisconsin game results: The Badgers returned seven starters from a defensive unit that was statistically one of the best in the nation last season. But in three games in 2007, UW has allowed…