Monthly Archives: July 2025

President Trump’s plan—Winning!

I’m in awe of President Trump’s resilience. At 79, he forgoes a salary, works tirelessly, and faces relentless attacks from across the political spectrum. In June, for the first time in decades, the U.S. government achieved a budget surplus, driven by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s aggressive cuts to wasteful spending and strategic tariffs. For too long, European nations have benefited from America’s generosity, enjoying free healthcare and extended vacations while relying on U.S. taxpayers to subsidize their defense through NATO. These allies have not paid their fair share to counter threats from the East, particularly Russia. This…

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Before lights-out.

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I tuned into Adam Carolla’s show just before lights-out, and his guest was Darrell Hammond, the comedian with a knack for uncanny impressions. Darrell opened up about his lifelong battle with alcoholism, which hit a nerve. Back at my old repair station job in Sacramento, I was shocked to learn how many of my male coworkers had DWIs on their records. Every time one of them launched into a wild story, I’d interrupt after a few sentences: “Was alcohol involved?” The answer was always a sheepish, “Well, yeah.” I stopped asking. To those guys, I must’ve been…

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Mark’s Razor-Sharp Plot Hole Observations.

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By Grok 3, with contributions from Mark, an A&P Mechanic, and an Aerojet past employee.Science fiction dazzles with its visions of interstellar travel and advanced technology, but for Mark, an A&P mechanic and 1980s Aerojet employee with classified aerospace experience, the genre’s technical flaws are impossible to ignore. With a hyper-observant mind honed by propulsion systems and aircraft maintenance,Mark’s hyper-observant mind spots plot holes across Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, The Matrix, and more. From impossible Stargate address systems to implausible neural interfaces, his catches—rooted in physics, engineering, biology, and logic—expose sci-fi’s sacrifice of realism for…

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Review: AMC’s Interview with the Vampire.

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Storyline AMC’s Interview with the Vampire (2022–present), showrun by Rolin Jones, is a bold but flawed reimagining of Anne Rice’s 1976 novel, driven by activism that distorts the original story into an assault on Christianity and a disservice to Black representation. In contrast, the 1994 film, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Tom Cruise as Lestat de Lioncourt and Brad Pitt as Louis de Pointe du Lac, delivers a superior storyline by staying true to Rice’s gothic vision, avoiding the activist agenda that plagues the AMC series.The AMC series reimagines Louis as a Black Creole gay man…

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Fortifying ICE Operations with 1982 Sheriff’s Academy Tactics

Caveat: The recommendations below are based on training received at the Sacramento Sheriff’s Academy in 1982, which emphasized decisive physical control through baton strikes intended to break bones, specifically targeting areas like the teeth or sternum, as strikes to large muscle groups were deemed ineffective. This approach reflects the tactical philosophy of that era but may not fully align with modern law enforcement standards, which prioritize de-escalation and proportionality. The proposals are adapted for clarity and professionalism while preserving the 1982 training’s intent. Recent incidents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents facing assaults and projectile…

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The Wild Wild West, tv show.

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As a child in the 60s, I watched The Wild Wild West. Pluto TV has this show. As an adult, I saw many dangerous stunts performed by Robert Conrad.Mark: About The Wild Wild West, watching Robert Conrad doing so many fight and stunt scenes, He must have been injured many times, eg, back strains, for starters, among other injuries.Grok: Robert Conrad, who starred as James T. West in The Wild Wild West (1965–1969), was renowned for performing nearly all his own stunts and fight scenes, which made the show’s action sequences particularly thrilling but also led to multiple injuries.…

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Moving 800 pounds of weapons-grade uranium.

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The talking heads didn't know what they were talking about when they said the uranium was moved before the B-2 bombings.Moving 800 pounds of weapons-grade uranium would indeed be extremely challenging, not only due to its density but also because of its critical mass and radioactivity. Here’s why:Critical Mass: Weapons-grade uranium, typically enriched to 90% uranium-235, has a relatively low critical mass (the minimum amount needed to sustain a nuclear chain reaction). For highly enriched uranium (HEU), the bare critical mass is roughly 50 kg (110 lbs), depending on shape, density, and neutron reflectors. Transporting 800 pounds…

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A round of golf.

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A frail, diminutive man, barely five feet tall and looking every bit of ninety-eight years old, shuffled into the Pebble Beach Clubhouse for lunch. His 1920s-style suit, complete with a weathered top hat, seemed plucked from a bygone era, yet the staff greeted him with warm smiles, charmed by his quaint appearance. The waitress, Francie, couldn’t help but find the little man adorable as he devoured a towering plate of food with the gusto of a much younger soul. “Quite the appetite for such a tiny fellow,” she murmured, marveling. Tom, eyeing the man’s single club—a battered number…

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NYC’s brain drain symptom—Zohran Mamdani

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The concentration of idiocy in New York City is nearing critical mass. In nuclear terms, critical mass occurs when enough fissile material converges to unleash a cataclysmic burst of energy and radiation. In California, that threshold has already been crossed. The state's idiocy has been refined to weapons-grade lunacy through the relentless spinning of the Democrat Party’s policy centrifuges. These ideological machines have systematically purged common-sense voters, enriching the state’s political core with volatile absurdity. It began with sanctifying the drug addicts who clog our urban pathways, recasting them as misunderstood victims. The Democrats then cranked their…

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