There is plenty of stuff we could launch off on this morning. We have the noisy echoes of the big Electrical Storm that blew through Fairfax after midnight and bounced off the tall buildings for more than an hour, rousing nearly everyone to watch the show from the Conference Room. We kept the power on […]

Rocket is already outside working the grill, cleaning the stainless where French Onion Burgers are going to be the focus of the luncheon mission. Inside, Deirdre has Splash and Holly rolling out the breakfast fritters, to accommodate the regular breakfast, and there are a lot of smiles around the Conference Room after a productive holiday […]

The nation has been captivated by trials lately. Fascinated. Inundated. The Conference Room was jammed with a shift coming in for the mid-shift as the jury was sending a note to the judge in the Clancy trial. We had some cool graphics about that matter, with images too poignant to show today. The trial appears […]

We won’t belabor the geography this morning. Last month, U.S. Central Command hit Iranian targets on Kharg Island, where Iran used to conduct about 90% of its petroleum exports. We did not hit that island over the weekend, concentrating our attention much farther east, around the Strait of Hormuz and Larak Island on Sunday. We […]

Kheibar Shekan “Castle Breaker” ballistic missile, with a 900‑mile range and maneuverable warhead It’s amazing what can be done in the comfort of the recliner these days. Remember what effort went into constructing these things that now can be conjured up to imagine capabilities at will? And intent? Since these rocket things are rail or […]

Hey! Get your head straight! I did not spend fourteen seasons in contact football, eight of them in full pads, to not pay special attention to the reports of cognitive issues discovered in former football players. I do not claim I was particularly good at the sport, although enthusiastic, but I certainly did get hit […]

This was the word on the Iranian Republican Guard High Command mobilizing missiles, rockets and drones to impose it’s will on the Strait of Hormuz and any entity that threatens it. The Americans would be the ones in those cross hairs, with this guy the way he looks at work. This is General Mohsen Rezaei, […]

There are certain phrases that make perfect sense once somebody explains them, although you may wish they hadn’t. “Week Zero” is apparently one of them. The 2026 college football season officially gets underway today at noon Eastern, which seems perfectly normal until you discover that the opening game is being played five time zones away […]