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Month: December, 2007

FAA approves hi-rise in Rosslyn

30 December, 2007 (08:51) | Uncategorized | By: ricjames

I mentioned this back in May but it seems that hi-rise proposed for Rosslyn got approved by the FAA. Construction is to start this summer.

On the road again

29 December, 2007 (14:32) | Blogging | By: ricjames

Just a quick blurb from a rest stop to let those concerned know we’re enroute. Traffic is pretty normal. So long as the snow holds off, we’ll be fine.

Just in case any of the rest of you turned your backs…

27 December, 2007 (14:50) | Politics | By: ricjames

The past couple of days have been busy with quite a chunk of our extended family getting together and a small remembrance of my father on the occasion of what would have been his 73rd birthday. It was so busy that I did not have the occasion to even open my laptop, let alone make [...]

Merry Christmas to all

25 December, 2007 (11:14) | Uncategorized | By: ricjames

May the Peace of God be with you on this joyous Christmas morning. All of us at HoodaThunk? wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. See you tomorrow.

NORAD tracking Santa

24 December, 2007 (21:41) | Aviation, Human Interest | By: ricjames

For those of you interested in sharing a special treat with the kids in your life, check out the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on-line. Current location of Santa’s sleigh with special SantaCam vids were a real hit in this house tonite. Here’s hoping you all find the best under the tree tonite and tomorrow. [...]

Illegals packing up and leaving Arizona due to employment crackdowns

24 December, 2007 (10:25) | Uncategorized | By: ricjames

Illegals in Arizona are finding it harder and harder to get work after new laws cracking down on businesses who employ illegals were passed. Now, there’s evidence they’re packing up and heading back to Mexico – or other US states. The whining about how oppressive it all is and how we poor, stupid Americans will [...]

Surfing at 30,000 feet – proximity in airplanes might make internet access a more social problem than technical

24 December, 2007 (10:13) | Aviation, Human Interest, Internet | By: ricjames

Accessing the Internet while flying from point A to point B has been a secret desire of many since the dawn of more ubiquitous public access capability. While laptops have been letting busy execs turn flight time into (semi-) productive time for quite a while, the link to the Internet and the head office has [...]

Holiday travels

24 December, 2007 (09:41) | Blogging | By: ricjames

Like many of my fellow Americans I’m traveling for the holidays which puts blogging on the back burner. I’m trying to find some time here and there to post stuff but you might find gaps in my posting coverage. Bear with me. Please let me take the moment to wish you and yours a very [...]

Bob Krumm's analytical mind: Thompson is the choice for nominee

21 December, 2007 (08:37) | 2008 Presidential Race, Politics | By: ricjames

Via Instapundit, I see that Bob Krumm has done an analytical case showing Fred Thompson to be the best candidate for the GOP nominee for President. Obviously, I agree and his reasoning is both sound and well communicated. Go have a look.

J. Russell Coffey, one of last remaining WWI vets, dead at 109

21 December, 2007 (07:55) | History, Human Interest, Military | By: ricjames

He was one of only 3 remaining WWI vets still living. With the passing of J. Russell Coffey, there are now only 2. Coffey enlisted in the Army in 1918 but did not get deployed overseas before the end of the war. In his 109 years he was a soldier, semi-pro baseball player, a doctor [...]