Exile in Portales

Forgive me this momentary bout of introspection, Gentle Reader. But since this blog is my de facto journal I’m going to talk a little bit ...

Apropos of exactly nothing…except for the firing-off of long dormant synapses… Here’s The Lovin’ Spoonful : And those synapses of mine? ...

From the ever-popular Viral Videos ...

A few random thoughts for starters… First (and second, and third…): I watched about an hour of the Terrible Triumvirate’s gab-fest in So...

I’m surfing the ‘net this evening at these sorts of speeds: Yep. My broadband connection, which I first mentioned back in March of 2006,...

Hang on to your hats…it looks like the markets are in for a wild ride tomorrow . And it won’t be a fun sort of ride, either: Global anx...

Well, it’s Sunday. Big Doin’s for NFL fans today and for masochists from all over the US , if not the world, who will tune into the NFC ga...

Or rather…why I shouldn’t be too hard on SN3, who is exactly the same age now as I was when I received this report card. “Orly Field Amer...

The archives arrived in the mail today (BIG Thanks, Sam and Alisa!!)…and here are the fruits of my labors first few scans. There’s a LOT ...

Courtesy of BadBob, aka b2...constant commenter at Lex's Place: Of course I think the metaphor is...umm... just slightly misplaced. B...

There was an interesting lil screed in yesterday’s WSJ . At the risk of being considered a “spoiler,” I’m only going to quote the last pa...

Cannon AFB in the news… A Reaper for AFSOC: Air Force Special Operations Command will be adding a new squadron to its roster at Cannon AFB...

Via the inimitable Chap ... Well, now. Who knew?

Mystery explained…sorta. “Mystery” in the sense of why all those hits yesterday from LockMart on the F-15 situation. There was this lil ...

…of mice and men often go astray or are thwarted or however that saying goes. S’true, though. I really did intend to come back and put ...

...or, rather, videos that appeal to beer drinkers! This one is quite creative, to say the least. Guinness: Tipping Point Uploaded by Ra...

Stolen, after a fashion, from Phlegmmy … The 5 Browns doing a lil Gershwin for ya. Phlegmmy posted “Flight of the Bumblebee, ” which, s...

Does today's post title ring a bell, Gentle Reader? It should... ―:☺:― Of interest in today’s Air Force Association Daily Report: ...

Well. I’ll bet this lil item is causing concern in “certain circles:” MOUNT LAUREL , N.J. - When operators of sex-oriented Web sites g...

Unbelievable, yet here it is. Just watch. The four videos total about 15 minutes (h/t: Gerard ). Back story and expanded narra...