Archive for August, 2005

When will this nation wake up?

Friday, August 5th, 2005

I read a thought-provoking piece in today’s online Opinion Journal, done by the WSJ.
Daniel Henninger asks the same thing I have been anxiously curious about for almost 4 years now. When WILL we as a nation wake up to the threat that is all around us?
Henninger writes only about general national perceptions and a […]

I have a book endorsement to make

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

an unpaid endorsement, no less!
The book is Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway.

Tony Tully is a close friend of mine, and I was privileged to preread / critique some portions of it. It is / will be OUTSTANDING!
If you want to get a fly on the wall look at […]

After all these years, I finally learn how the SR-71 got to go so fast

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

I’ve been wondering how a conventional jet could go so fast, given limitations imposed on regular jets by our old bud Heat.
Well, I haven’t lost sleep over this, but I have been curious. Very curious.
As they say, Google is your friend! I found an article on Aerospaceweb that illustrates simply and clearly the […]