Cheers to the Weekend! It’s Friday again and time for some faffery and shenanigans.
Kicking off this weeks fun, as has become tradition, with a post from my fave account on Twitter/X, the Oklahoma DWC:
If you're working/playing around outdoors in this heat you need to take precautions. You are NOT "built different." The sun WILL win.
— Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (@OKWildlifeDept) August 22, 2023
And a few of the replies:
we're also not the dept of back-sassing yet here u are
— Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (@OKWildlifeDept) August 22, 2023
*this is not Hunter Ed approved
— Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (@OKWildlifeDept) August 22, 2023
While we’re (tangentially) on the subject of wildlife, there’s a story out of Germany that I found amusing. It seems that the raccoons there have taken to stealing beer. ‘Coons aren’t native to Germany, or the rest of Europe for that matter, having been introduced in the mid 1930’s. Called waschbären (washing bears) by the locals, the masked nuisances have raided their kitchens, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage in the process, including killing household pets and stealing any beer they can find. On less frustrating occasions, the raccoons have been seen at city parks, knocking over discarded beer bottles so they could drink whatever booze was left inside.
Here’s some Pearls Before Swine:
A bit of political commentary:
And now some memes:
What do we say to the god of death? Not today. . .
For those who don’t know, both India and Russia had scheduled landings on the moon this week. India successfully landed near the lunar south pole. Russia left a 10+ meter crater. . .
Now here’s this week’s Mil Pics:
A Soldier launches an RQ-11B Raven small, unmanned aircraft system during tactical training at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 24, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches off the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 24, 2023. VFA-115 conducts carrier-based air strikes and strike force escort missions, as well as ship, battle group, and intelligence collection operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Providakes)
U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a Multi-Purpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons Systems range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2023. The purpose of this training is to sharpen the LCT’s weapons handling skills and increase their readiness for future exercises and operations.
Master Sgt. Chase Plumley, 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron chief of operations, walks on the landing zone in front of a KC-130F Hercules at the Holland Drop Zone Pass in Vass, N.C., July 19, 2023. The 235th ATCS led a two-week Landing Zone Safety Officer course for Airmen across the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Mary McKnight)
