Airshow!

Joanna and I went to an airshow at Tinker AFB today. The Thunderbirds were performing… we also got to see a B-1, KC-135, E-6B, F-15, P-47, B-25, MIG-17 among others. The B-1 did a Mach .9 pass over the field. I say it would have been cooler at mach 1.1. The F-15 was pretty spectacular and amazingly loud. The Thunderbirds were, of course, quite impressive… but having seen both, I think the Blue Angels put on a better show.

They also had a fully operational B-1, B-2, B-52, C-130, E-6, E-3, F-15 sitting out on the ramp… They were letting people walk through the C-130, KC-135, E3 and others, but we really weren’t in the mood to wait in line.

I mostly just watched, but here’s a shot of a P-51 Mustang in formation with an F-15 Eagle.

And, here’s a video of the P-51 on a low pass. Video quality isn’t much, but the sound of that V-12 engine….

Fun with Google

Place of interest should be in the middle, zoom in for best effect.

We live here.

I learn to fly here.

I used to work here.

At the same time, I lived here. Scroll northwest to see just how close to the airport I was.

I used to live in Georgia here.

We went to school here. I’m not sure why it looks like the bell tower has two shadows?

I lived here.

I spent much of my childhood in Mobile, here.

It would be cooler if I actually put X’s on the appropriate buildings, but oh well.

Eminent Domain

I wonder why The Supremes give out all their decisions at once. So everyone latches onto something superficial about public displays of the Ten Commandments and ignores all the REAL attacks on liberty.

We thought this was a wonderful response to the decision on eminent domain. (Thanks, Nathan.)

Actual Fact: At least a third of all Supreme Court justices have been Freemasons.

eBayers

It seems that approximately 90% of eBay transactions go smoothly. I list an item, it sells, the buyer sends me paypal in the next 24 hours, and I ship the item immediately. Then about half of the others don’t send a payment until I file an unpaid item dispute. And some people never pay.

One woman has been particularly trying. I’ve received 9 emails from her, all of which I’ve responded to. She sent me some sort of bank draft which she insisted was a cashier’s check. It didn’t strike me as guaranteed funds, so I sent the check to my bank and waited for it to clear. I shipped the item today, and e-mailed her a tracking number. I just received an e-mail asking if I’d sent her item.

I’m tempted to leave her feedback that says, “Paid for her item, but she’s an astounding pain in the ass.”

Our Dumb Blog in May

While the 555 hits from MSN searches this month were no surprise, the 255 from Google were. In the past, I’ve rarely gotten more than a dozen hits from Google– this indicates to me that Google is starting to rank my site a bit more highly these days.

Here are some choice search phrases for the month:

swimming areas in boston where boys and men must wear speedos l no exception
nudist colonies
dumb pictures tourists take
dumb mexicans
how much liquid makes up a liter of coke
internship availabilities for a chiropractor
our romantic and intimate weekend pictures
an old lady walked into a grocery store
meth pipe where to find
how to make someone pass out
problems and prospects of 7up bottling company
george brenner glass
baking soda blast virginia
in-n-out burger franchise opportunity (Hah! sorry guys, they’re all owned outright.)
i really had to pee
faa busted uncontrolled field near miss
speedometer roll back
classified two neutral coloured couches for sale by owner
will putting road tires on a hybrid bike make it faster?
see i m learning nobody is that dumb now
what size of runway is needed for awacs landing
what is abated breath
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preflighting a 152 wearing flight suit
girls posing on fire trucks
why is this work sheet dumb
getting used to being married
used panties.com
porsche wont start battery dead hood locked
benefits of mayonaise on hair
governer frequency deviation
broken meth pipe
injuries have happend over the past year in carlsbad caverns national park
arthur veal
dumb sarah jokes
my raincoat prom
the battery light on my honda dashboard went on
where is the nearest ben and jerry s ice cream?
i hate orcas island
mexican coke buy utah
duchess checkride
what do you add to powered sugar to stop clumping
why do we have hair on our legs
asperagus frost danger
ticket following to close alabama
red bumps on inside daschunds leg
righthand drive mixer truck
head titanium s400 tennis racket
nude pictures of me
flight student blog