This morning with my first cup of coffee I was surprised to find my letter to the editor in the Statesman about airport security, along with two other letters offering differing points of view. A nurse takes the position that … Continue reading →
Lo and behold, a bit of calm in the midst of craziness. The TSA, after two years of effort on the part of pilot groups, finally agreed that cockpit crew members are the targets of terror, not the instigators. The … Continue reading →
It appears that the Transportation Security Administration has hit a wasp nest with its big stick. Two recent articles in AVweb have addressed the backlash from the aviation industry and highlight the issues for passengers as well. AVweb: Owen JJ … Continue reading →
A sports fan may use the word “accelerate” to describe how a Heisman-contender running back appears to be shot out of a cannon when he punches through the line and into the open. A muscle-car owner will certainly use it … Continue reading →
My use of the word schizophrenia refers not to the medical definition, but the meaning more common in general use: a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements. From a variety of news sources over the past few … Continue reading →
According to Politico’s Morning Defense for Wednesday, November 10, 2010, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that “history is on our side in Afghanistan.” Politico: Just because things ultimately didn’t turn out so well for the British Empire, the … Continue reading →
The aviation news resource AVweb recently published an article titled, “Revenue Down, Salaries Up At AOPA.” For any readers who don’t know, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is “a non-profit political organization whose membership consists mainly of general aviation … Continue reading →
From Politico’s Morning Defense, we learn about a military official who spoke about the following on condition of anonymity. One need not read very far to know why. In a briefing on new cost and schedule assessments for the F-35 … Continue reading →
You may have heard of this award, which celebrates how the principle of survival of the fittest and the process of natural selection can eliminate humans who display appalling lack of good judgment and prevent them from begetting any offspring … Continue reading →
In case you missed it, Dr. Marc Osman, U.S. Army (Ret.), wrote a letter to the Austin American Statesman that appeared in this morning’s paper. As a follow-up to my previous post titled, “The Cocoon of Self-Indulgence,” this is his … Continue reading →
