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Yup...at least that is told me what is was going to say. The bottle does not look like the one in this picture, but the prince's photo is the same.

Thought I posted this previously, but maybe I had too much bourbon at that point... My fault for not specifying, I am looking for a local source, or reasonably local, or for the point of origin. I will be making a trip to the Maker's Distillery in the near future to pick up a few bottles from my barrel. There seems to be a bit of a mystery as to who makes the Private Keep. Most of the Bourbon forums think it is being produced under a "penn name". If you really want a prize, find the Cognac named in the picture below. I am not a Cognac fan...or was not until I tried this with over lunch with one of the Deputies of the FSB in Moscow last year... a story for another time...but it was excellent. As I recall it was named for an old Armenian prince?

46 got some good reviews but the vanilla does not appeal to me.

Marion Man Accused Of Stalking Westboro Church Members Wounded veteran arrested this week A wounded veteran is being held in the Sedgwick County jail after being accused of stalking members of Topeka's Westboro Baptist Church. Police pulled over Ryan Newell of Marion in downtown Wichita after he was seen following a vehicle carrying church members. The "Wichita Eagle" reports investigators found a rifle, a handgun and more than 90-rounds of ammunition in the suspect's car. The 26-year-old Newell told authorities he was providing security for the church members and that he was a reserve police officer. When that didn't check out, they arrested him. Newell has been booked into jail on suspicion of stalking and false impersonation. His bond was set at $500,000.

Actually that was a product of the university of Bourbon.

"Two" Although I found a fantastic replacement for Makers in the form of "Peter Jake's Private Keep." A friend works for a distributor and acquired two bottles for me...a superb, smooth bourbon...unfortunately, I can't seem to find it anywhere, reward to anyone who can.

FG, Wanted to take moment to formally recognize you and say thanks for your participation and input on this forum. Unfortunately, this forum highlights the often negative relationship between Ops and Support. You are definitely in the business of taking care of folks as demonstrated by the number and depth of questions you answer. How in the world you found your way to a forum full of prima dona aviators is a mystery, the fact that you stayed and have contributed and helped so many people is a testament to the type of professional you are. On behalf of all the folks you have helped on this board, thanks! CH

Soccer...WGAS...WGAF.

Noted… Given the current job market you have a limited point, but with regard to officers you are wrong, proven time and again by a multitude of studies. You argument falls completely flat once a person has served for a few years and been trained in a specialty. Again, untrue…while the rolling in bank argument is nonsense, as an engineer you will start at a higher salary than you will make as a 2Lt. It really comes down to the type of degree especially with regard to engineering and if you are certified or not. Blah Blah based on your situation you assume 50% is the standard….try again. Willing to bet I am a bit senior to you and was offered a job last week making over double what I make on active duty…so if I use your singular logic, all active duty could double their pay by getting out. It is all relative to the situation and qualification. Crazy money? Really??? Ever had a friend die in a crash? Ask his family if they have crazy money left. At this point I would say you are a poser. Anyone in this business, especially someone who has been doing it for a while and has lost friends in combat and training, know we don’t make crazy money for the risks we take. You sound like a fucking tool at this point in the discussion. “I got two degrees”…For fucks sake learn to speak…Notice you said senior Capt’s pay and 15 years. Average engineering pay charts would say that is not true. Again it depends on the type of engineering and while there may be a lag at that point in your career, HOWEVER< senior engineers will more than make up for as they move up the ranks, many of which make well more than the Chief of Staff. Dear god soulja boy this is not the hood, I can see why you make less. The officers that have liberal arts degrees are also spending years away from home living in tents and exposed to the risk of losing their lives. They give up certain constitutional rights that the average citizen gets to enjoy, and their income should not be related to the median income...a complete apples to walnuts argument. There are so many aspects to military service that are not part of the average civilians employment. I would go on, but what is the point, you won’t get it and you will likely just reply with a Flo Rida quote.

3. Dump the girlfriend and focus on learning how to fly.

I am guessing he won't be allowed to PCS until he gets his man card back.

Actually..."Kentucky" Sipping Whiskey", but that is just the purest bourbon snob in me.

Whatever happened to a good old fashioned bottle of bourbon?

"Two"...post within 24 hours or be banned for violation of forum rules.

Him good learn...freaking state school grads.

Don't fuck with the system these days. Too many people are staying and they are looking for reasons to get rid of folks. Hats off to anyone who wants to fly their entire career, but don't cut off your nose to spite your face and end up unemployed.

The limelight is needlessly focused on the DOD budget (politically savvy to do so), when the real problem lies elsewhere. Look at the chart below...you could zero....I repeat ZERO the Defense budget and we will still go under because of entitlement programs. Thank you Lyndon Johnson...

Agreed

Really? Your posts are laced with passive aggressive insults to anyone who disagrees with you, which leads to the "BL: ToughShit" response and you get all butt hurt when someone replies...really? Grow a pair of stones. You want to have a debate, fine with me, but your bias serves comes out as sanctimonious elitism. There are huge fiscal issues facing this country and of course no one wants to have their ox gored. A litmus test to determine levels of military retirement based on your type of service....really that is what you have? While the military retirement system is expensive, it is not the problem. From a military budget point of view, the issue is acquisition costs, (O and M for USAF), and Tricare. Spend all the brain-bytes you want fixing those programs but the real issues are the social entitlement programs. Medicare (it will break us), Medicaid, and Social Security (now in the red while leveraging a non-existent trust fund).

BL: I don't like you. You serve no other purpose than to validate retroactive birth control.

No doubt! Stop feeding the troll folks.

Memorial Service on Monday Him Him

Not really a USAF fuck up, more a function of our system and the slowness with which the gears grind. Giving airplanes to another country is a function of Foreign Military Sales (FMS), which is unfortunately a program managed by the state department. Light-attack has the stigma of the F-20 program which in theory has some parallels...how can we expect another nation to buy something we won't. This is complicated by the fact that countries like Iraq want F-16s... The real issue is what can we afford to buy AND operate in our current and future fiscal environment. Does anyone really think we are going to get 2000 F-35's? Put the blue koolaid aside for a minute and answer some honest questions; Do we need stealth for EVERYTHING? As I recall the A-10 did just find in OIF/OEF? Not saying light-attack equals the A-10, but is there utility in a platform that has 80% the capability at 1/100th the operating cost. Starbaby is thinking out of the container like some old school dudes we celebrate on this board, maybe we should think before we mock him. Yeah I get the point about the current state of strike eagle manning, but building a corps of aviators for this type of platform is NOT an impossible task. How many guard/reserve units are in danger of losing or have already lost their F-16s/A-10s/F-15s? Something tells me we could think out of the container and find a way to stand up a cadre and build up from there. In this kind of scenario we might even increase pilot production...we might marry light-attack units to Reaper units...so many possibilities to advance the art and thought of airpower are crapped on because of myopia.

Argh...small minds...

Can you build a model of my desk, for my desk...well actually it is more of a cube complete with useless staff packages.