I finally got things more or less correct as far as Short Field landings. Yes, it has taken me a long time to get there. Once I did, it was fairly simple…..Airspeed, pitch and power. Yes, I know, we are all taught that. Yes, I know…..and it is just that simple. Getting it to mesh was difficult. And now, all my landings are much better…But my short fields in particular, have suddenly increased in quality.

I was reminded, clear as a bell, of a quote that I had heard from Steve Jobs. It came to me, literally, on the climbout.

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”. 

Germany must think twice before agreeing to any new maritime missions with NATO, the European Union or the United Nations, according to the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Hans-Peter Bartels.


“The navy will soon run out of operational ships,” the Social Democrat (SPD) politician told the paper.

Deutschland has been skimping on their military for many years, diverting those funds to “Social Programs” and, essentially, hiding behind the skirts of NATO (which means, essentially, the US).

It’s easy to have a socialist paradise when someone else is paying for the defense of your nation, isn’t it?

I keep telling folks this when they tell me all about how European nations hare so much
better, with so many benefits that the US just doesn’t have…..


Now the buzzards are coming home to roost. 


Germany can’t field a complete platoon of tanks, nor a complete squadron of fighters. Now their Navy is suffering the same fate. 


For all intents and purposes, they are defenseless, were it not for the support of the US and a few other countries via NATO. 

20 minute protest. 75 students. Yet not a word from CNN or the Big Three. 

Since I’ve turned everything off for years, It wasn’t as much as I expected, but still, more than you might think.

I strongly doubt that this is all that Google knows about me, but it was interesting to see what they admit, anyway.

Remember this before searching for “Drunk Clown Midget Strippers on Meth”.

If not, enjoy the day anyway.

And that should tell you how old I am…..

Fuck’em. THe data about population and such should ONLY include citizens. This data is used to distribute federal monies (among other reasons)to states. Those states with a high illegal population should NOT get more federal money because of that population. (I’m thinking Kalofronica here). Cities too get money based on their population, and the same issues apply.

At the end of the day, the Census is designed to count CITIZENS, not just folks living here.