Lord of the Flies
Recent news has been quite sad. For one, the blatant racial murder of Iryna Zarutska. And secondly, the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I'll touch on both topics in this post. Read more
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Pipes vs Cigars
I had my first cigar when I was 18. It was a Cugan cigar, which wasn't uncommon to find up in Canada. I remember sitting on the deck with my Mother and Father joining me for my first cigar experience. It was special in that manner. A form of bonding - a right of passage maybe. The cigar it's self, likely made me feel a little woozy. But I do recall having a little more fun, by lighting off an ammo box full of black powder in the backyard that evening. The fireball was immense! But alas, nothing bad happened. Read more
Wendy's Nightmare
Blog and Journal Thoughts and Politics
We all hear stories of fast food places, and horrible things that happen with people's food. Well, it finally happened to me. Today I purchased a meal from a local-ish Wendy's because my son said he wanted a wendy's burger. Now, fast food isn't a normal diet for my son, but sometimes as a 'treat' or if we are rushed, it will be allowed. The drive thru line today was long, so my wife went inside to pick out a meal. After almost half an hour, she came back with 2 burgers, a chili, and a kids burger and fries. Read more
America vs Globalism
It really is awe inspiring to examine North America's defensive position and ponder how in the world could a foreign nation ever invade and attack the United States, or even Canada or Mexico for that matter. These three nations, together encompass the worlds best defended trinity of nations. And while indeed, Canada, Mexico and the United States do indeed have their differences - especially lately with trade tariff's being imposed - they are still for all intents and purposes, allies. Read more
Tactical Fox
Tactical Fox: The Next Level of Fox Hunt
I have been working on a new type of HAM Radio game. My firends and I used to play something like this, up in Toronto in the mid 2000's when we were messing around. This is like a fox hunt, but the fox doesn't transmitt. Instead, the chase vehicles - or hunters, must transmit. The fox has to complete their objectives and the chase vehicles must solve the code. Read more
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February 2025 Adventure
February is an unusual time to go on an adventure for many people, unless they are headed to the beach or a cruise. Or perhaps they are into skiing. But in our case, we decided a cozy get away in a nice log cabin in the mountains was in order. So off to New Hampshire we went. But that is an 8 hour trip, so we ended up stopping halfway. First we scoped out Amsterdam, NY. Amsterdam was an interesting town. Not sure if it was just luck, or the local area we attempted to find food in. But the first place had what appeared to be inmates in orange jumpsuits walking around the parking lot freely and randomly. The second place had a cashier who was asleep at the counter with a bottle of booze in her hand. But at least that place had some decent grub. Read more
GameServer Update
With 2025 come some new changes. One of them being to my internet service. For 14 years now, I have been with my one ISP with a static IP of 50.75.95.230 for my gaming servers. I have now switched to a new service which installed Fiber direct to my house. The new IP is 162.0.162.147.
Now, I don't run too many game servers anymore. There is still an Arma 3 server that runs sometimes, as well as an Avorion server which has been running for a while.
I also have the World of Warcraft 3.5.5a server for family and friends. It's realmlist will need to be altered to the above IP on any clients wishing to connect. Accounts can be created here: http://wow.flyingcircus.ca/index.php
I am also running Minecraft Tekket 2 version 1.2.4. Which is a modded Minecraft running on TechnicLauncher using java Minecraft. It's world is accessible for anyone at 162.0.162.147:25565 Read more
Air Troubles
Last nights crash of a LearJet55 in Northeast Philadelphia was shocking to say the least. Indeed many people were commenting that it appeared similar to a ICBM strike. That jet came down fast. And video clearly shows what looks like afterburner flare behind the engines also. LearJet's don't have afterburners. What is going on?
I was able to figure out the flight information before I heard it released on the news coverage. A JetRescue medical oxygen tank was found a quarter mile away, which led me to their website, and thustly was able to look up their flights. MTS56 was the flight in question. It climbed to about 1600 ft, then quickly plummeted. The FAA reported that only two souls were on board, but other sources say it was two pilots, two nurses, and a little girl who was a shriners hospital patient and her mother. Communications seemed normal during the takeoff until they just dissappeared. Read more
Protect the Criminals
I was inspired to write this from a recent experience in my daily activities and duties. Sadly in New York state it seems to be the norm where violent crimes go unpunished. YouTubers like Peter Santenello and Cash Jordan have helpped bring to light various issues in the state at times. However I think the vast majority of people generally do not really understand what happens out there. Even a local District Attourney I spoke with seemed baffled that I needed to wear a body camera for my own protection. I myself have been verbally assaulted, and also have been spit at by irrational and violent minded individuals who were attempting to intimidate me because they knew they could get away with it. And they can. Read more