News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Friday, August 31, 2012

Clint Eastwood is getting old.

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Watched Clint at the Republican National Convention last night. He is looking old (he is 82) and his voice was getting shaky. His speech w...

JSOW, Smart Pigs

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Actually JSOW is "Joint Standoff Weapon". It's getting smarter. Aviation Week has a picture of the thing plunging into a con...

Thursday, August 30, 2012

54.5 Miles per Gallon. Oh Really

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Obama just announced the final mpg rule. Sometime in the future (after 2016) new cars will have to obtain 54.5 miles per gallon fuel econom...

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Secret Serviceman leaves his gun in the lavatory.

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On Mitt Romney's chartered campaign plane no less. Wow! I have NEVER left a gun anywhere it doesn't belong. Where does Secret Se...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Ann Romney at the convention

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I stayed up to watch the convention last night. Ann Romney gave a moving speech. She was posed; I mean speaking in front of a stadium full...

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Get the lead out

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Aviation gasoline still contains lead. Older engines need lead in the fuel to extend the life of the valves. Lead does something magical t...

Monday, August 27, 2012

Polarized. Really?

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Political pundits keep referring to our current situation as "polarized". Usually after some bill they favor is defeated in Congr...

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