Monday, August 6, 2012

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Curiosity Lands on Mars! I have to admit that the possibility of the Martian rover Curiosity crashing into a mountain three miles tall an...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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"A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner." English proverb          
Monday, July 9, 2012

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The Virgini a n-Pilot © July 7, 2012 We need some price tags Recently, former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, a Democrat, said, 'Health car...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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Transparent Healthcare Last Sunday Tom Daschle said "Healthcare is probably the only sector in this economy where at time of purcha...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Outboard Mercury 115 HP false low oil alarm . The alarm goes beep, beep, beep and it's really loud!  Besides low oil there are basica...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Water Vapor is the Primary Greenhouse Gas

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Re "CARBON INCREASES, APATHY HOLDS STEADY" Sunday Virginian Pilot 6/3/12 The Pilot's "view" states that CO2 is the...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Venus Transits the Sun and No One Living Will See it Again

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Venus transits the Sun. I'm not going to be around the next time (105 years) so I thought I would take some pictures. FYI, for you flat ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Navy Said it Wasn't Punishment... In 1992 LTJG Tracy Thorne said he was gay to a national TV audience.  Unfortunately, at this time in...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Taxes and Burgers - National Retail Sales Tax

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Taxes and Burgers As the sun sets, sounds of neighbors enjoying the evening remind me that I've spent this weekend doing my taxes, no...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Build Parallel Toll Tunnels Next to the Current Tunnels

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Re: April 3rd, front page Virginian Pilot You don't need a multimillion dollar study to determine Hampton Roads desperately needs an...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

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"Getting real about transportation" Why is stating the obvious so difficult? With a total tax of 19.8 cents per gallon, Virgin...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

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Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich? I thought Super Tuesday wasn't going to be a big deal for Virginia, but just maybe, we Virginia's wi...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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“Foreign Oil? Who Needs It!” This Friday’s front page indicates it’s likely the US produced 81% of its energy needs last year. Of course ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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The Virginian-Pilot © January 11, 2012 Not so Super Tuesday Ten states from Alaska to Virginia will likely determine President Obama's G...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Sunday's paper Oct 9th, 2011

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Non Sequitur by Wiley http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur Thought this was just too funny to pass up!
Sunday, September 11, 2011

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Remembering 9-11 Taken July 2010 on the mountain @ Wintergreen
Friday, August 5, 2011

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The Virginian-Pilot © August 04, 2011 Willing to pay to drive At 3:45 p.m. last Friday, we were on our way from Virginia Beach to the Newp...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Seattle Washington

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What a great trip with my youngest. Seeing my oldest being commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Army was a once in a life time experience. Wo...

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The course of true love, never did run smooth. -WS-
Saturday, June 11, 2011

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Tantrum? Yep, AKA that "Damn Red Boat" Sometimes it's just hard. Life gets you down, you feel like everything is never going ...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

See what a girl can do at VMI?

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The Virginian-Pilot © May 15, 2011 By David Beemer Eight years ago, Princess Anne High School's girls soccer team hosted Ocean Lak...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter - I'll Miss You Wes

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Here are two of my company mates Rich and Wes. Rich, on the left, died of a massive heart attack a few years ago. Wes, one of the few cl...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Flying on a rough Tuesday afternoon... Figured out our auto pilot tracks an ILS down to the runway... which is a good thing. However, inter...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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I've realized - too late... I've likely always knew it would have been enough if my life's work consisted of loving ...
Monday, April 11, 2011

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My skipper's boat going into the water. Turns out my flight instructor is a awesome skipper and the boat Tantrum is not known by her ...