Tiniest, briefest, most inconsequential brush with celebrity. My family and I along with my best friend and his family were attending our company’s annual picnic at a western Pennsylvania amusement park. Most of the kids are all off doing their thing and it’s just us four parents and maybe two of the youngest kids.…

Most of the time, all you need in a knife fight is a knife.

Which is essentially the type of warfare we've been fighting since the end of WWII.

Bigger, faster, more complex, more expensive. Those are the only things DoD is willing to buy anymore. Did we NOT learn anything in Vietnam? That technological superiority doesn't guarantee victory?

How long of a runway do you need to land one fully loaded?? I'm guessing all of the east coast!

The CAS role only became part of its mission suite because the program sucked up the money which would otherwise go to the A-10. They took the mission and money, but don't have the proper tools to do the job.

I'm referring specifically to Eric Garner, but NOBODY deserves to die as a result of selling untaxed cigarettes. There has to be a non-lethal middle ground in which someone resisting arrest can be detained/subdued without being shot. The rule of thumb should be minimum force necessary.

And here's where the pilots are bred

Well, they're already planning the 737 MAX. New engines, wing design and interiors similar to 787.

Despite all it's teething pains, Boeing made the right choice when it focused on fuel efficiency and brought out the 787.

Hopefully I can ask questions without getting immediately vilified:

This car is screaming for suicide doors.

I'm biased but the Gulf livery is the best color combination. Ever.

Aint no Ebozla shylock gonna find me here!

Non-space yes, but that doesn't mean you were the first. For example: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/11/uk-ste…

Hands down it hast to be Porsche.

No F-86 Sabre, no B-17 Flying Fortress, no frakking P-51 Mustang???? U-2, B-52, F-4 Phantom?? TU-22 Backfire or MiG-25 Foxbat?

I sincerely thank you! Went to Cafe La Princesa the first day we got there and it has given us both a permanent love of Puerto Rican cuisine .

I'd love to know some of those places!! The boss and I were there once and love the food.

I save GM and all I get is a Saturn? You'd think they'd have at least ONE Escalade available.