Exile in Portales

That brought a tear to my eye ... several, in fact.  The video took place in a Spanish unemployment office.

Why I'm a dog person: Cats can't/don't Skype. And then there's this... I could watch THAT commercial a lot.

That would be George Thorogood, the only guy who ever wore my ass out at a concert (from dancing), and someone who could arguably be cal...

An Occasional Correspondent sends this along... The Mexican maid asked for a pay increase. The wife was very upset about this, a...

This poor lil blog hit half a million page views sometime last evening... something the Big Dogs do in a single day.  As for us?  It only...

That would be the private jet that flies the Red Wings... and the Detroit Tigers, whoever THEY are... around the country. Nice ride, eh...

... coz you're about to be exposed to hockey posts over the course o' the next few months, or so.  The season begins Saturday and...

From the Usual USAF Source ... If You've Got the Time: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., is slat...

... an outdoor Happy Hour. Ah.  Life is GOOD.  The A2 jacket was actually superfluous to requirements but it served to increase our R...

Air Frame: A pair of piloted QF-4 Phantoms from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1, soars through the skies above Holloman AFB, ...

The gospel, according to St. John... God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on...

Just about everyone reads The Bleat but did you know James has a Tumblr blog , too?  It's where you see stuff like this: ...

... about the weather.  Currently: Not the lil "today  is forecast to be warmer..." bit.  I sure as Hell HOPE so, coz this w...

Which is actually a follow-up to NYFAF XIX: The Russians are Coming, Almost: US and Russian officials continue to hash out the details...

I saw this pic on Twitter and HAVE to share... Stingrays, old and new: Yup.  One can see the styling cues in the new car, especially w...

First this: Air Frame:   A C-17 Globemaster III from JB Lewis-McChord, Wash., sits on the runway at Pago Pago International Airport in...

GM unveiled the C7 'Vette yesterday and it's a beauty! Wow.  They did a magnificent job on the update... and there are many mo...

We may have nuthin' to blog, but we ALWAYS have music.  Steely Dan: I never seen you looking so bad my funky one You tell me that y...

From an article in PC Magazine : Congrats! Come 2036, you'll still be here – as opposed to being blown apart by a giant asteroid ...

... in the form of the Roosevelt Brewing Company , which is a brew pub cum restaurant right here in Portales.  The RBC opened some time ago...