I somehow find it heartening but scary that the new NASA scramjet that can travel two miles a second still gets taken up for a test drive by an airplane built 45 years ago. That old bird is no doubt older than 3/4 of the guys working on this project. Stats, Picture correction: It is […]
“Luke, I am your father… and your uncle… and your first and second cousin, your nephew…” “Houston, we have a ‘possum.” “What does it feel like? Kind of like sticking your fingers in warm chicken fried steak with gravy.” “You had me at ‘Sooooey!’” “We’ll always have Wal-Mart.” “You’re trying to seduce me, aren’t you, […]
13.5 – Hours away from home 6 – hours not in the car 1 – football playoff game viewed that had my niece performing on the drill team at halftime 38-0 – the score at halftime. We weren’t winning 56 – the temperature in fahrenheit. 4 – cups of coffee I had all day 4 […]