In memory of our honored war dead, Damascus Road will go silent for the remainder of the weekend.
In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns […]

Gwynnie, one of the good folks at Maggie’s Farm, brings us this incredible piece written by a Delta pilot.
His name was Mohammad Atta, the leader of the terrorist hijackers. Atta had boarded my flight from Baltimore to Atlanta on July 26, 2001 wearing an American Airlines first officer uniform. He had the corresponding AA company […]

Really?. Bring it on!

Not to put too fine a point on it; but, meh!
The phrase, “all dressed up with nowhere to go,” comes to mind. The two items that concerned me the most, a strong (ten to fifteen thousand) presence of the Guard on the border and long array of tall, substantial walls were barely given lip […]

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Nailgun………..$250
Nails…………..$75
Nail In Thumb..Priceless

Classic Reagan:
“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.”
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
“The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant: It’s just that they know so much that […]

Ah, er, um….well yes…it’s May and I guess it’s time for my “monthly” post. All kidding aside, it’s been near four weeks since my last attempt at literary greatness and guilt has gotten the best of me. Thus, I find it necessary to make some some amends for my lack of posting.
The world still seems […]