by Jeffrey K. Walker | Mar 7, 2021 | Blog, Flying in the BUFF |
I wrote a post awhile ago spilling secrets about my days flying bombers, in particular the venerable (tr: “friggin’ old”) Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. This name is habitually shortened to the BUFF. This is an acronym for Big Ugly Fat Fuc… errr, Flying... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Dec 6, 2020 | Blog |
I was outraged this week by Lt Gen (ret) Michael Flynn’s public call for the US military to overthrow the results of the 3 November election and supervise a new vote. That is the stuff of Banana Republics–and not the ones with chinos and sheath dresses. So... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Nov 1, 2020 | Blog |
While 2020 continues to Suck Out Loud, the last few weeks brought a couple of events that had particular meaning to me—the (very happy) 100th birthday of the Candy Bomber Gail “Hal” Halvorsen and the (very bittersweet) death of Jerry Jeff Walker. Coincidentally, both... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog, Flying in the BUFF |
My wife Kay-Kay and I survived a 3,000 mile cross-country odyssey from the Right Coast in a Fiat 500.Before sunrise on Day 4, we Happy Voortrekkers transited the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With no light and less vegetation, this put me in mind of some... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog |
Something remarkable happened this week. In the midst of militarized police and policing military personnel, leadership of the American armed services stepped up to defend the Constitution-—starting with a couple of retired four-star officers, Adm. Mike Mullen and...