We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:04:44 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Flogging the dead horse. What usually happens at a meeting of middle-graded officers, most of whom do not yet realize they have, at best, one more promotion ahead of them, and think they must impress the senior officers present with their exemplary analytical elocution... usually just decreasing their chances for even that *one last* promotion. To save me work (hah! I'm still trying to figure out what to do with captions!) Bill the Rotorhead sends along this little document to help you navigate your way through the military maze. Herein is a list of ways to ensure you've seen your... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:28:41 -0600 I have a PPT y'all might like, pretty pictures of Boeing military airframes and an offer for up close and personal demonstrations for terrorists. It's 3 years old - but still fun! Let me know if you would like a copy :-) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12437 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12437 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:54:35 -0600 SangerM - If I send you the Calvin and Hobbes "Snowman Show," (.pps--sorry) will that assuage your anxiety? =] http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12343 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12343 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:29:39 -0600 A question (with subtitle translation): Avast (Hey!) ye (you) 'tere (there), Matey (Buddy). An' what be (What's) wrong (up) wit' (wit') pirates!?! ('dat!) aaaaaarrrrrr-uuuuuu-ggggggaaaaahhhhhhhhh! :-) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12339 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12339 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:55 -0600 How many times I gotta tell you yahoos, 'round these parts, it's ONE R, TWO G's, and THREE H's! We ain't no pirates 'round cheer! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12338 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12338 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:51:04 -0600 hate. Hate. HATE!!!!! aaarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12337 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12337 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:23:21 -0600 SangerM - Put your reasons in bullet format, use "Pool" for the background, 18-point Ariel bold (lemon yellow) for the font. Some nice classical looped midis for the sound. Minimize the spinning transitions and inserts, try for 15 slides, max. Keep it tight (under 30 minutes) and be prepared for rehearsal at 0545, live prep at 0730 and the full O-6 Brief at 1015. Oh, yeah--track down the Proxima; I lent it out to somebody for their Christmas show. I forget who, but you'll figure it out... =] http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12334 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12334 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:57:00 -0600 Ooooh yeaaaah! I have lived this life for the past 30-plus years! And especially since getting into training development!! "Arrrrrrmy Training, Sir!" (now Joint PME. right.) My personal favs ('cause these are the current pointy sticks in my eye): 6. Call the dead horse "Joint" and let others ride it. 14. Increase the standards required for dead horse riding certification. [and test those suckers!!] 21. Produce a PowerPoint slide show proving the horse is better, faster and cheaper dead. I have a write-up titled "PowerPoint Makes you Dumb." It's actually a serious examination and sicussion about the problems with powerpoint; it even points to the use of PPT as one of the factors in the most recent shuttle accident (too little data, improperly presented)... I HATE PowerPoint, I hate it, I hate it, I HATE IT!! ahem. sorry. bye. -SangerM http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12326 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/01/excoriating_an_expired_equine.html#comment-12326 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:36:57 -0600