On Friends

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Friends come, and friends go. Some come in with a bang and slip out with nary more than a whisper. Some appear quietly, as if they’d been there all along (and some were, to be truthful) and then go out in such a way that you wonder how you never noticed them before. But it [...]

You’re kidding, right?

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Well, the USAF has let me down.  They announced the new tanker aircraft selected today, and they chose Northrop Grumman’s KC-45.  Not a bad choice - at least intially, until you see that the aircraft the tanker is based on is an Airbus A330.  You know - the product of EADS, a European corporation that [...]

GI Bill compensation goes up!

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

The GI Bill compensation is now over $39000! You can see the rates effective 01 Oct 07 here.