Duty Falls |
The storm broke with great reluctance in the moments before dusk on the fifth day. Lashing rain slowly tapered to a drizzle, whipped and driven before tearing winds under the lo...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 07:30:00 GMT |
In Darkness |
Twelve thousand feet.The full moon has risen bright on her course, bathing the marine layer below in an ephemeral silver glow that dances through silent, spectral forms as the mighty fog boils inland ...
Posted by on Sat, 16 May 2009 00:29:00 GMT |
Buffalo, NY: it was ice [edit: and the crew?] |
Another regional airliner lost in icing conditions. Hopefully the NTSB will finally be able to strongarm the FAA into adopting much more conservative rules regarding the operation of certain aircraft ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:53:00 GMT |
Wait, what? |
The Navy decided to park our newest and most expensive taxpayer-financed Aegis Missile Cruiser on the reef at Honolulu International Airport a few days ago.I'd intended on setting down a long-winded a...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:33:00 GMT |
Surprisingly Good Salsa |
Since I have nothing interesting to say, here is a recipie for tasty homemade salsa from cheap stuff found at the store or laying around the kitchen. I'm sharing this because it is quite possibly the ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:46:00 GMT |
The Drinking List |
In no particular order, the people who I'd like to gather in a bar together:Jon StewartPatrick O'BrianKai RyssdalNathan FillionMike RoweJohn OliverJoe BidenGarrison KeillorTerri GrossWilliam ShatnerLu...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:41:00 GMT |
"Nashvilles"[sic] |
...every time I walk by, this place is bumping. It is absolutely packed to the rafters with the exact type of chain-smoking big-buckle huge-hat asshole and overweight barfly scenestress that most peop...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT |
Falling down tired |
Has one benefit, I find - the sort of sleep that results when you are finally able to set yourself down is the kind of deep, drooling sleep that roars in your ears and leaves you drifting in a warm ha...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:55:00 GMT |
In Dreams |
So often we are presented with a world which makes perfect sense until we wake, when suddenly the vivid framework of the mind's eye is but a ghost of its former self and fades to nothingness within ho...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:19:00 GMT |
Save me, Jesus! |
There are people and publications who hold a fond view of Sutter Home, uplifting them as the kind of winery where Love(") and the family touch create a wine with the dulcet tones of the American Dream...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:31:00 GMT |
