It’s Summer
LL (aft), paddling with grandsons and daughter, Knoll Lake, AZ – Near the White Wolf Mine on the Mogollon Rim.
Identify the Aircraft
Hint: This aircraft flew about 600 hours in combat deployment during its first 3 months of operation in a combat theater.
Cartoon of the Day
Meme of the Day
The Bee
Bullet Points:
** From the Days of Fighting Sail – Pay for your footing – An old nautical custom in which first-time visitors paid those sailors present a glass of grog for their trip to the main topgallant masthead. The action placed one on a sound footing or standing with his fellow shipmates.
** Can you make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear if you throw enough money at the problem? One of the nation’s largest pro-abortion PACs has plans to spend more than ten million dollars to prop up Vice President Kamala Harris’ image during the 2024 election. It will take more than ten million to convince even stupid voters that Kamala is more than a dumb old/retired whore. As soon as she’s on camera cackling, the $10M is wasted.
** Pay for propaganda – who is surprised?
** CDRSAL vents about the Navy’s disastrous manning and deployment policies. There is plenty of money for woke indoctrination – endless f-ing woke indoctrination, but corners that can’t be cut are cut elsewhere. Apparently, the Norwegians are following in our footsteps with predictable results.
** I was recently paid to do a treatment for a film. The client was unhappy with the treatment for the following reasons: First, all romance is mixed race. No white male and white female suffer mutual attraction. Second, no female needs rescue, aid, or advice. She may not gain through grit, learn lessons, make mistakes, or rally after failure. Perfect creatures need no improvement, make no mistakes, and never fail. Hence she can have no character growth, hence no character at all. Women cannot be women, and certainly not modest, feminine, maidenly, or maternal. She is never sexy. Third, no male can be portrayed as displaying leadership, combative spirit, or boldness. He can neither protect the weak nor inspire the faint. I kept the money but may never work in that town again…oh well.
Identify the Aircraft:
Schweizer QT-2PC
Well, that was fast. The new software is working.
I could probably have researched it, but I openly admit that I had never seen that thing before in my life.
-Kle.
Save that kind of talk for your US Senate testimony.
Hah!
If ever called before the Senate, I’m pretty sure my testimony will consist entirely of profane insults.
-Kle.
Harris has been oddly out of sight for the past 3 weeks. The Dems are experts at nefarious projection and operations. Their position allows continued lawfare and lawlessness so they care little about optics that prove massive corruption and criminality.
With her 20% approval rating, they feel that she’s a sea anchor for the party. Thus the $10 million facelift effort. Which won’t work because she’s dumb as a post. She’s ok for background photos with that goofy smile on her mug. And she does identify as black and female, which is comforting in any crisis or if any decision has to be made.
10 mil is chump change, no way they actually plan on doing anything with that. That’s going to be a laundered payment to someone for something.
I guess it could purchase a booth at a county fair. Instead of a kissing booth, she could man a G***y H**e Booth. Hopefully away from the livestock.
I thought the QT-2PC was a Lockheed product.
It was. There was some sort of a joint venture involved, but Surly is correct.
Lockheed modified a stock Schweizer 2-32 two place sailplane to create the QT-2PC.
Film. It’s a pendulum, sooner or later it will swing in the other direction. The question is will you want to participate?
Paddling, looks like fun. Always a good time with the grands.
In regard to Paul ‘s comment: Might we wish for a few more months of out of sight. Maybe include Mr. Biden as well. It’s not like either one of them are really running anything other than their mouths off.
I believe the Dem’s have an even more nefarious game afoot. Harris is in the closet (so to speak), Biden supposedly starting his “campaigning” next week, and Media Shills are covering for them both.
Meanwhile…back at the ranch…PDJT gives remarks from Bedminster (NJ) after flying from the crap-show in Florida that would exhaust most mortals (the man has more energy than half a dozen of today’s 20 year olds). He said:
“The seal is broken.”
Interesting comment. But I sense a Spiritual Battle raging around us. (I’m starting to sound like Beck, who’s been off all week.)
Film – sounds like you could have used that “You Can’t Handle The Truth” meme.
Paddling – went on a canoing trip in high school, one of those bunch of strangers getting together things. During the random(??) assignment to canoes, the canoe I was in also got two gals. Floating down a river with me in the back as steersman. At one break point the gals said it was not fair that I was doing all the work and insisted that they take turns there as well. Me – ??? ok, I guess.
I got in the middle and we preceded on our way. In short order, the canoe was spinning in circles, swapping between bow first and stern first. Gal in front decided to step out into the hip deep water to stop it, but the current pulled the canoe out of reach before she grabbed it. Then the gal in back did exactly the same thing. I grabbed the side and stepped out, then waited for them to catch up. I was steersman for the rest of the trip.
Canoes require a firm but studied hand.
I enjoyed reading the rivers when I was in high school. It’s been so long now that that particular skill has probably become flecks of rust.
Schweitzer x26 part of the u2 family. Just read about it today in a new book. I need to get to the air museum again never get enough. Especially my personal favorite right as you walk in always continues to amaze me.
Wow LL. How long was your expert advice for that movie did you at least give him a reach around when you cash the check in front of them or buy them some tough junk underwear from Target??? I would expect nothing else than for you to keep it real and factual but at least tell me you some of the money to wash they’re sensitive work emotional tears down with a good single malt scotch 🤔
Sorry speech to text and other factors at play wording my last post but I’m sure you guys got it. Also the first picture is priceless. I’ll never forget times like that with my grandfather. Is my girls get older it never ceases to amaze me the things that they can remember. Little brains absorb so much. Nice to have a flashback the times like that and to see that that’s what no one can take from you unless we allow it. I don’t need to tell you this sir I’ll stop being long-winded and say it’s just refreshing.
If Biden doesn’t need to run, then she doesn’t either, right? They both get re-elected via the cheater vote.
Looks like a beautiful day for a family outing, LL.
You all be safe and God bless.
The QT-2PC was the forerunner of the Grob Egrett, which was designed for Senior Guardian! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grob_G_520
Sorry about the movie.
Throw your lot in with the guys who produced NEFARIOUS.
Best demon movie I’ve seen, if a little preachy.