Five Amazing Facts About the Lockheed U-2
The Lockheed U-2 has been around for decades, but much of the information was classified. A new book is coming out, and it will probably be interesting.
The amazing fact I learned is that due to the operating altitude, conventional jet fuel boils off. To research an appropriate fuel, they turned to Jimmy Doolittle, of Doolittle Raid fame, who was then a VP at Shell Oil.
Free Press: How Teachers’ Unions Became Political Big Spenders
A new report claims national teachers’ unions are operating more like Democratic funding machines than groups advocating for their rank and file.
None of this is new information.
A senior adviser to the Trump administration told The Free Press that the Department of Education “will be looking at this report very closely and if warranted, we will investigate further.”
Hedge witch might not be the right term, but she had the knowing for them that would listen.
Sparky started trying to chew a hole in the couch sheet. By the time I realized his bully chew stick was under the sheet, Sparky had lost confidence in my ability to manipulate sheets and blankets. That’s rich because Sparky has no idea how sheets, blankets or towels work.
When I pulled the bully stick out from under the sheet, Sparky went after it aggressively.
I saw this on Twitter.
I want to roll everything down that stairway. A giant truck tire, a bunch of bowling balls, a couple of Swiss balls from the gym, and whatever else I can find.
It’s probably me, because Sparky always does what he thinks is best and never apologizes. I don’t recall doing anything wrong, but Sparky sure looks disappointed.
Sparky is pretty judgmental, it could be anything. Earlier today, Sparky thought we were going for a car ride, but it turned out that I was putting on pants for no reason. That’s probably it.
When someone recommends a TV show, they never explain it properly because they already bought in and accepted the premise.
My brother recommended The Madison, a new Taylor Sheridan series. The premise is that the father of this fancy NYC family goes to Montana every year to fish and do guy stuff with his brother. The father and his brother die in the first episode, so the show is about the fancy wife and the rest of the family going out to Montana to settle mortuary and estate business, while experiencing the back-to-nature lifestyle that the father cherished.
Not plausible. This loving couple is married for decades, and every year, the husband goes off to Montana for the time of his life with his brother, and the wife never goes along?
30% of Americans Think At Least One of the Trump Assassination Attempts Were ‘Staged’
For the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting — when a bullet grazed Trump’s ear and a local firefighter attending the rally was killed — 42 percent of Democrats called it staged, compared to seven percent of Republicans
Perhaps I am too naïve, but I have to think that it’s the meaning of ‘staged’ that gets 4 in 10 Democrats looking like lunatics.
Sparky was barely paying attention during our morning fellowship. I asked him to contribute, and he couldn’t even make it through one bawdy limerick.
Ever since we returned from Findley State Park, Sparky has been happy and smiling all the time.
Sparky turns 13 years old this month. I wonder if he is growing senile and is only comfortable in the familiar environment of home. Or, maybe, at his age, he has gained a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the little comforts of home.
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