I got the chance to run with a McLaren at a stoplight the other day.

It was fun….for about 2.8 seconds, then he left me in the dust. I did stay with him until he got into second or (maybe third) gear. He had open road in front of him and just left me at about (Redacted) MPH like I was standing still. I mean, I knew I was gonna get smoked, but I didn’t think I was gonna get smoked THAT BADLY.

I have a fairly hot car, for what it is, but not like that. I can beat most of the faster BMW’s, and most Porsches. and can flat out run away from most Corvettes and other “Sports” Cars, but that McLaren had massive acceleration. Quite Impressive.

We both, of course, adhered to all applicable driving laws and such……

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Kind of a different take on it.

Maybe even less.

Why is the Donald working so hard to downplay the Epstein files controversy?

Now he is turning on his supporters that simply want what he promised: the Epstein files, the men (and maybe women) who were Epstein’s clients….., claiming that all of us that want the files released are DNC operatives….

Seriously? If there isn’t anything to hide, then show us. We know there was a list of clients, as it was used as evidence in the Maxwell trial. That it was blocked from release by Dick Durbin. That the DOJ said they had, but then refuse to release…That Pam Bondi claimed was on her desk….that they were gonna release “Just as soon as they made sure there was no unredacted victim information…..:

And here’s the ting: They can get the list of visitors from the Virgin Island Government as everyone had to have a visa to visit the island…….But they haven’t done so….

The Cover up is unravelling, despite the denials.  Being more shrill and vehement isn’t convincing anyone.

Who has the power to compel a President like this? To make sure that his legacy will go down in ignominy, that his entire work as President is wasted….

This smells as bad as the photoshopped Birth Certificate from Hawaii that the Democrats (finally) released to make us believe showed Barry Obama’s citizenship that they shoved down our throat and made us swallow.

And Epstein didn’t kill himself. If you believe he did then you need serious help.

So I flew to see Eaton Rapids Joe the other day to have lunch and talk some business stuff.

After a bit of discussion, I met him at an airport not at his home, but closer to where he was working.

The flight condition out of my home airport was IFR-ish, just a bit less than legal for VFR, so I filed with South Bend and then ended up leaving a bit early as there was a line of pretty intense rain just to the west of me that I wanted to get out in front of.

Once I got up and a bit east of home, the skies sorta cleared up and I was VFR, heading northeast at 9000 ft.

Between layers it wasn’t too bad

I had a nice tailwind too!

Before long though, it was time to go down, and I asked for a descent, which they gave me. Soon enough it was back into the soup and then I got the RNAV to the airport….I broke out of the clouds about 1800 feet and was glad I was on the GPS approach because I really couldn’t find the airport (Sorry, no pictures, it was kinda busy there at the end)…But I did locate the runway about 4 miles out, cancelled my IFR, switched to CTAF about 3 miles out , called my position and intentions, and landed.

Had a great time with Joe, saw the orchard property, had lunch and we talked about some stuff that I needed, and too soon it was back to the airport for a quick preflight.

I had filed another IFR flight plan, and so I fired up the 340, taxiied, did my runup, and called clearance via the cell phone….but they didn’t answer, I tried the number again, still no joy…I considered taking off VFR, but the ceilings were less than 2000 feet and the Minimum Safe Altitude there is 3000 feet…so I tried again, still no answer. There was a flight school aircraft behind me wanting to do pattern work, so I did a quick taxi down the runway and pulled back off  to get out of his way so he could take off. Tried clearance again and Yeah! This time they answered their phone!. Got my departure instructions and clearance and squawk code and pulled back to the runway, waited for the flight school plane to do a Touch-and-Go,  called my departure on CTAF and took off.

The flight was, again, sorta-but-not-quite IFR-ish on the climb out and then solid for a bit, but then mostly cleared up along the way,,,,

then clearing up to almost VFR as I neared Lake Michigan:

Descended and it was VFR as I got closer to home so I called the field about 12 miles out, cancelled my IFR and did a normal VFR approach to the airport: Called a 10 mile report, a 5 mile call, a downwind call, a base and a final and landed. This was not the smoothest landing I have ever done…..as I had a bit of a gusty crosswind and just didn’t lose energy well. But the 340 is still usable and I stayed on the runway and all that, so we will call it good.

Did the long taxi so as to let the turbos cool and then pulled up to the hangar and put it away for another day.

I love flying: it makes the local world smaller. What would have been a 4 hour drive took less than an hour and made for a great day.

So 1.1 out and 1.4 back and 2 landings… about 0.8 actual on the way out and 0.6 on the way back, and one IFR approach.

And lunch and time spent with a good friend. Which is the best part.

A good day.

Why do we bother to have a Republican Party?

(And, for that matter, why did we bother to vote for Trump, even….? He’s back to doing stupid things for people that he listens to….)

Here we go …Amnesty:

“Work Visas” for illegal aliens….”it isn’t amnesty!” ….Republican co-sponsors of the bill include Mike Lawler (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Young Kim (R-CA)

I guess the people that bought them and keep paying their rent need cheap labor…and these republican whores legislators need the campaign contributions more than they need the votes of their supporters…..I mean, Even those close to Trump are :encouraging” him to find a way to let these businesses keep their illegal laborers.

The Republican Party needs to repudiate this attempt. Loudly and clearly.

No…. Just Fukkin’ “NO!”

Kick them all out of the godamned country. No special tretment so some businesses can keep their cheap slave labor. Enough of this shit. We need Law and Order more than we need cheap lettuce pickers and landscapers and half-assed carpenters and tile layers.

Between Epstein’s book and this sort of shit they are gonna destroy everything that Trump has gotten done this time around…..(Which, to them,  may well be a feature, not a bug)

“Life is hard enough, don’t help it be harder”

“Living with Glory is not about avoiding failure, but getting back up after you fall”

“Let go or be dragged….”

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

“Some few will love you not for what you give but for who you are, treasure them”

“How you choose today can greatly affect your tomorrow, Choose wisely. ”

“Some people avoid you, not because you judged them, but because you saw them for what they are”

“Think long and hard before you give someone a second chance to disappoint you “

“Often people are not truly sorry, they are just uncomfortable without your presence”

Funny, innit, how no other racial group behaves like this.

‘flash mob’ of around 200 teens and young adults swarmed Glen Ellyn’s Sunset village pool on Saturday, forcing their way past security to pack out the area. 

(Hint: Probably not from Finland or Ireland…. IYKWIM)