Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a seat folks and let’s talk. The New York Times makes frequent appearances in my discussions. There’s a reason for that. I try to read and pay attention to what my political opponents think, believe, and hold to be true. Both because I might want…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee. So, California is at it again, trying to out-stupid New York. First, in the hypocrisy department, it seems that California, and LA following with a change in municipal laws, have now made it legal to be a street vender. Now,…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a chair, this is going to need something stronger than coffee… I was going to do a movie review this week, as I went to see GLASS over the weekend. But then stupid reared its ugly head. So, before I get into the main topic,…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. A while back I did an article on the state of Naval maintenance, and the condition of the public shipyards. Well, I apparently struck a nerve, on a couple individuals that work for beltway bandits, because they screamed bloody murder. As a result, I’m going to revisit it. Oh,…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. OK, movie reviews from the Christmas shut down. No spoilers, I promise! I’m pleased to say that I can give the Old Goat seal of approval to these two movies, which makes me happy, I hate giving bad reviews, even if they are deserved. We took…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Hey, pull up a chair, have some eggnog. If you don’t like eggnog, the coffee pot’s over there, and the booze is by the microwave, have some. You know, I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but it seems like every damn year, someone creates an existential…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Let’s talk about maintenance. Ships need constant repair, and submarines, due to operating in the most hostile environment known to man, need it more than anything but a Carrier (Carriers because we are working them to damn death, due to not having enough of them, thanks again Obama!)…