Good Morning and welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. There’s a lot to talk about here. President Trump made this a defining speech on his concept of foreign policy. I just want to hit a couple of the high points, and by high points, I mean a couple of the points that caused the Control…
Good Morning and welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. We’re going to wander all over the place today, so pull up a spot of deck and let’s talk. First, as a S/F nerd, I would be horribly remiss if I didn’t mention the passing of a master. Doctor Pournelle passed in his sleep on September…
Good morning and welcome back to the scuttlebutt! Well, I suppose I could talk about the Idiotic little twerp Kim Jung Un and his firecracker, or CNN’s reaction to same. But I’m not. Can’t make me! I’ve been banging my gums about politics and the Navy’s issues and problems enough for a week or…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt, pull up a piece of deck and grab a cup of Joe. We’re gonna have a little chat. I’ve seen a lot of editorials and blogs in the last few days that say variations on the theme of “disasters bring out the best in us”. I’ve seen a few…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Pull up a bucket, we’re talking Navy stuff. I had every intention of doing a lighter, maybe a nerdier post this week, to take a break from the politics and “doom and gloom” that my last couple posts have had. There’s an old saying, “men plan, and Loki…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Last week I was so bogged down with my day gig, that I didn’t have the brainpower left to do a new article, so I ran one that had been setting in the que. Little did I realize what the weekend would bring. So, we’re going to talk about that…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Last year, I completed a round trip run from western Washington to Pennsylvania in an RV. Most of this drive was along I-90, and I-80, through what the coasts derogatorily dismiss as “flyover country”. This gave me some opportunity for observation and reflection, during the drive, and this is…