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Detroit Democrat Candidate Allegedly Reneges On Pay to Pray For Votes Arrangment 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
A nice corrupt little game in Detroit involving Democrat candidates going into churches during services to pray for votes, in return for cash to a "church lady" for access and one candidate allegedly ...
The New Dog On The Blog 27 Aug 2013 | 04:58 pm
So this morning started at 0600 with Jett declaring vociferously from his crate that he needed to go out NOW. I got up, took him outside and fed him his breakfast. He's livening up quite a bit since...
The New Furry Addition Arrives 26 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
Life around here is about to go to the dogs, or the dog in this case. A warm welcome to our new pup, and I finally have a boy around here to help balance the gender ratio a bit. He's an Airedoodle - ...
Summer Cottage Reading - American Gun 25 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
In addition to playing with the kids, climbing rocks and canoeing until my arms fell off, there was ample time for reading for pleasure and enrichment. One of the books I read was American Gun: A His...
I'm Back 24 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
Just returned from the annual family gathering in Huntsville, Ontario. It was nice to visit the folks and see all the cousins, but it's quite the distance away, seven hours without heavy traffic, and...
The Art Deco Bomber: The AT-11 15 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Continuing the trainer theme, there was a rare trainer on display at Thunder Over Michigan: The AT-11 Kansan. The AT-11 was a Beechcraft Model 18 turned into a bomber trainer for training bombardiers...
There Were No Zombies At The Air Show, But There Was A Vampire 15 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
A DeHaviland Vampire to be exact. The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was an early British jet fighter. With a top speed of 548 mph, and armed with 4 20 mm cannon and able to carry rockets and bombs, th...
Some Fine Jets At The Show 14 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Thunder Over Michigan had quite a few privately owned jet warbirds in all their glory on the field. More on some of the jet stars later, but I really wanted to Czech a few out: No, that's not anothe...
Rockin' The Show With the Bantam Bomber: The A-4 Skyhawk 14 Aug 2013 | 04:32 am
The A-4 Skyhawk was one of the highlights of the show. Designed by the prolific and brilliant airplane designer Ed Heinemann, 2,960 of these successful jet bombers were built and they can fly at over...
The B-25 Beauties 13 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
Normally you're lucky to be at an air show and see a single flying B-25 Mitchell bomber. Thunder Over Michigan had two this year. Georgie's Gal and Briefing Time Back then planes had some seriou...
