I remember seeing the 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote speech by Barack Obama and I (and I am sure most Americans) immediately knew, that this guy is probably going to be our first African American President. I assumed it would be after a long distinguished career, first in the Senate, then in one of the…

Cannot tell you how glad I am that Rod Blagojevich was not one of them. I’d have been so disappointed. I was really nervous about that all week.

On the eve of the inauguration, I think it’s a good time to remember that under President Obama, twenty million Americans gained health insurance, cutting the percentage of uninsured Americans to single digits; same-sex marriage was legalized; DADT was repealed; combat positions were opened to women and transgender…

Thanks, Obama.

I sense pessimism in you and I love your screen name so I will say this. There’s a cycle in life. Right now that cycle is way down. The zen master rejoices at the lowest ebb, because there’s no where to go but up.

So when taking a trip BWI, you actually took it in the Shorts?

From a gentleman named Andrew, via email:

I came hoping for this, and I left satisfied.

Okay, so insulting them by being silent and refusing to ask questions gets us...what exactly?

I think around 2009 was the same time this happened in Baghram. Story is the pilots just “forgot” to put the gear down.

For about 6 years I owned a 1965 Mooney M20C Ranger. They have a manually retractable landing gear. When down, a down/lock block holds the “Johnson bar” firmly in place - and a light comes on to indicate the gear is indeed in the down/lock position. Landing gear down is bar against the instrument panel, and landing…

Think gold chain wearing fortysomething divorced, drunk, and horny. Sebring convertibles and whatever the hell replaced Zima.

There was a fire on a plane where many people died because of this...

About 13 years ago I had this stupid idea of becoming a professional race car driver (which clearly hasn’t happened). Long story short I found myself in Daytona in December driving Skip Barber Formula Dodges. It was awesome, however it was intended to be a short trip. I finish driving grab my crap and head to the…

My worst is probably more than most have ever experienced. Brake fire.

6 am flight out of Lake Charles to DFW, still probably drunk from drinking all night in the casino. Wife is the flight attendant working this regional jet flight. Im in seat 1A and right as I nod off over houston, bam, clear air turbulence. My ass is out of the seat and my head is banging the ceiling. The plane is…

I saw a guy crab walk down the aisle wiping his but on the carpet as he went. This was on an Air India flight in the 1970's. The stewardesses (which is what they were called in those days) pulled out some sort of carpet steamer and cleaned the rug after him. I was just as amazed that they had a carpet steamer on board…