Sailing around the world

I have fly around the world
three maybe four times
but to sail
would be
a trip

3D Chess Vs GO

It appears that dear Donald
is doubling down
on his Bronx
cheer economic
theory.

I expect a very rude
awaking
in the very near
future
if we are not
already in the
third act
of a Kabubi
theater setup

US citizens have
every right to be upset
the US has become 
a Chinese concubine
so maybe Trump
is putting make up
on a suckling pig

If thats not
true he has gone
into a gunfight
armed with
box cutters

How much US debt 
to the CHiacoms own
how much of America
would come to halt
on Thursday
if on Monday
the Chinese 
said stop!

Mexico beyond Belief

El Mariachi band opens fire in plaza. I cant imagine the toll 
on the ground, how does the country operate
sooner or later 
the financial fallout
has to be fatal

Lies Dammed Lies and the F35

One of my hobby horses
is an examination of the F35
as a metaphor for the toxic
soup cooked by the 
Military Industrial Complex

The truth is out there
way out there in
Fifth Generation Stealth mode

The unvarnished truth right
from the horses mouth
comes from pilots who
actually fly the plane

Contrary to everything 
else the critics say
this is the best plane
ever in all its roles
and to top it off
its dirt cheap
talk about
salt pork

This is the money quote for me

 "A former A-10 instructor pilot said the situational awareness aids associated with the sensor suite of the F-35A allowed pilots to execute close air support missions as well or better than the A-10 in low-threat environments. The F-35A is the only multirole platform capable of conducting close air support in high-threat environments." Weasel words in bold

I am not a pilot
never been in combat
however the A10 is a flying gattling gun
the F35 as of today does not have 
a gun that works

The money quote

"Even if the designers are eventually able to fix the sighting problems, the design of the plane itself hinders using the cannon for the close support mission. Effectively employing the cannon requires the aircraft to fly low and close to the target and to survive ground fire, an impossibility for an aircraft as thin-skinned and highly flammable as the F-35"

Whatever the F35 turns out to be
a better close air support plane
than the A10 is almost

certainly nonsense

The source of the article
praising the F35
as Gods Gift to the USA
is the Heritage Group
who IMHO
have a heritage
of distortion
and disbelief

The unofficial Shelter of Burning Man:Shiftpod

Like a modern prop from a 60's sci fi movie
we have the shiftpod.

H/T Bless This Stuff

Death of Institutions

The thing I remember most about 911 was the magic

burning kerosene turning steel into molten tear

black boxes destroyed

passports of terrorists indestructibly found

no explanation or official discussion 

of the tricks 17 years later

This has opened the door

to ignore every institution

or societal norm

in the pursuit of short term

gain

never fearing blowback

GWB defined the future

with his statement

"in history we

are all dead"

of course Jim Morrison

said it better first

"gonna get my kicks

before the whole shithouse

goes up in flames"

where my dreams and your dreams intersect

 where my dreams

and your dreams

intersect

Its not a simple place to go

and its why we will

die because

we cant all dream 

the same place