“The people who talk the most generally know the least”

“Your future needs you, your past does not”

“He who has never failed has never tried”

“Listen to the silence before making big decisions”

“Fate rarely calls upon us at a time of your choosing.”

“Never forget the following: Those who were there for you in difficult times, those who weren’t there in difficult times, and those who made them difficult times.” (and never forgive, either)

“The best way to get ahead is to get started”

“Fear of death stems from the fear of life: A man who has lived is prepared to die at any time”

Like 3 miles high cross country flying.

Like 520 miles driving worth each way…

The 340 is truly a time machine: 3 hours out, 2 hours back.

17,000 ft haze but you can see the ground. At lest the winds weren’t against me both ways this time

Haulin’ the mail at 210 knots and we even had a tailwind for once!

It was a good trip:

Hadda go up to Minnesota for some mandated-by-insurance training

It was fun though, I met some really nice people, people who do some real good for kids charities (I will probably promote that here later)….I worked my ass off in the training, but feel good about that also, I am prepared as a person can be for emergencies (I did a whole boatload of emergency scenarios, some real, like engine outs and such, single engine IFR approaches, most as real as training can be)…..and did a THOROUGH review of the aircraft systems….

The flight back was awesome, a decent tailwind, controllers were pretty good…..I asked for direct to another waypoint once and the controller laughed out loud  and said “Not gonna happen, nice try” ( I didn’t really expect it, but hey, if you don’t ask, it never happens)

all told. a good trip.

I mean, it’s all about context though:

“I love a happy ending” can mean so many things, depending…..

THIS IS HOW WE END UP WITH TERMINATORS

OpenAI’s new model, GPT-5.6 Sol gets out of the testing environment AND COVERS IT’S TRACKS to hide the fact that it did so.

Coming soon to a Terminator near you.

We’ve all seen the movie, we know how this ends.

Sarah Connor could not be reached for comment.

“Always doubt the motives of a man who’s pushing you for a quick emotional reaction; he’s reaching for your wallet — or your fundamental freedoms.”

“Befriend the man who is brutally honest, Honesty is the highest form of respect”

“Keep your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark”

“Often, the most powerful form of presence is absence”

“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an invasion of ideas whose time has come”

“Do the Right Thing”

As RFK tells us that “the outbreak is under control”

He could barely pronounce “cyclosporiasis”  and it is obvious he has no clue.

That’s what you get when you have an environmental lawyer/Conspiracy theorist with no science background running Health and Human Service

If this were a real outbreak of something serious, as a country, we’d be screwed.

I’m still working to find one single instance.

The sudden loss of a close friend can affect us greatly. It did me

But enough of that. Life goes on.

I’m gonna try and get back into the swing of things.

Blogging may or may not be regular for a while, but I will try to return to normal ( or what passes for “Normal” for me…..)

Thanks for all the sympathy and words of encouragement.

I unexpectedly lost a good friend Monday evening, and honestly, I got too much on my mind to do much decent blogging. I need a bit of time to process it.

Life (and death) get in the way of blogging sometimes.

Rather than “phone it in”, I may take a break for a few days.

I’m out of scheduled posts so y’all just bear with me please (Or not, the Free Ice Cream Machine is off for a day or two either way….).

I’m out.

“He who waits for the perfect shot will die with a full magazine”

“Tis better to walk alone than with a herd going in the wrong direction”

“He who has never failed has never tried”

“The ability to deliver highly-focused violence is a must-have tool in the human tool-box. So is empathy. And like violence, empathy is a tool that only works well within a narrow set of parameters.”

“Nothing is more hypocritical than someone who is jealous of you for your success but denigrates the way you succeeded”

“Some people try and fail: most people fail to try”

“I complained I had no shoes, ‘til I met a beggar with no feet”