I did a 30 mile bicycle ride with my buddy Marc. We followed along the route of the old Miami Erie Canal. It’s pretty interesting to see the nearly 200 year old ditches and locks from the canals still in existence on
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I’ve seen this one in real life…
Birds Nest in Dryer Vent
It’s not something you see every day, but a Robin built a complete birds nest in my dryer vent… it can be dangerous so I removed the nest relatively intact and attempted to set it up in a nearby tree
Who’s a Better Software Programmer?
Jesus and the devil were arguing over which one of them was the better software programmer. “I am!” Jesus shouted. “No, I am!” the devil countered. “I am!” “I am!” “Me!” “No, me!” “EEEEEEENOUGH!” God bellowed, and the whole universe
Tennis Rackets and Airplanes
You may be asking yourself “what do tennis rackets and airplanes have in common?” … Well, my carbon-composite Head tennis racket and the 787 fuselage use similar materials and manufacturing techniques (often known in the industry as ‘rags and glue’). It’s
Latest Visit to the USAF Museum
With the nasty weather this weekend, I decided to take a quick trip to National Museum of the US Air Force (you can’t beat the admission price)… It’s interesting that they’ve already hung an MQ-9 Reaper in the gallery of
Revolutionary Tires
From my buddy, Joe K… They have been testing these for several years now. A company called Resilient Tech was developing them for the military application. Yes, those are ‘spoke-like’ connections to the inner part of the tire from the
Obama’s Plans for the Military
This is what he means by a ‘lean’ military…
Can Penguins Fly?
Christmas humor
Great Quotes about Flying
From StrangeCosmos… “Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.” “Progress in airline flying: now a flight attendant can get a pilot pregnant.” “Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.” “Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept