Exile in Portales

... from my busy day to go outside and sit under the awning in a rainstorm. The view from under the awning. Another view - that gray lum...

So… Senator Obama publishes his “ Plan for Iraq ” as an op-ed in today’s New York Times . And, as might be expected, the ‘sphere erupts i...

Just one man’s opinion… but Joshua Khan at InventorSpot.com published a list of “ The Top 10 Best Sports Logos ” this past Thursday. Here’s...

...when it comes to creative (and humorous ) teevee advertising in this country. Via Blog-Bud Morgan , here's a lil over eight minutes ...

Both of you frequent readers know I’ve been saddened and chagrined by the negative press the Air Force has been getting in the last year or ...

Lin, the proprietress of Creek Journal , lost her life partner and best friend Terry (aka Mark, on Creek Journal ) to a heart attack yester...

Jim The Suldog tagged me with this one… The meme has the following rules: 1 – Write the title to your own memoir using exactly six words....

Yesterday was a total bust for me. Mind you, nothing bad happened… nothing happened at all, actually. I’m in yet another one of my circadi...

So… in making the rounds today I went off to Photobucket to view the full size version of one of Abe’s fabulous photos and was startled to ...

U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Wiseman From the AFA’s Daily Report … British Invasion: The F-22 fighter will be appearing in the ...

I received a nice e-mail the other day from a woman named Deirdre Reilly, who’s a syndicated columnist in Boston . Deirdre went to school ...

I didn’t get the memo. So, there I was Thursday night, sitting here minding my own business, wondering just why it was all the yahoos in m...

The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one peop...

Well, yes. Yes, you do. (Rant alert!) From the Air Force Association’s Daily Report : Brave New World: The Air Force's fledgling ...

One of the things that bugs the Hell out of me about the current “energy debate” is how our loyal, patriotic, and oh-so-concerned-about-OUR-...

Our friends in The Great White Up get a three day jump on us when it comes to national celebrations. I don’t have a problem with that… ...

Update, July 3 @ 1725 hrs: Doc, in comments, sez I need one of these: Now that's a Capital Idea! Wouldn't work too well on a con...

So…how was your weekend? Things were low and slow around El Casa Móvil De Pennington this weekend, but there’s absolutely nothing unusual ...