Trump And The Generals; Nothing About The Bakken -- December 3, 2016

I'm not sure if President-elect is predictably unpredictable or unpredictably unpredictable.

This screenshot is from the Drudge Report a few minutes ago. This has been at the Drudge Report for several days now:

One of the links takes you to The New York Times with this story, again, another screenshot:

Now, moments ago, this is the top story over at Google Finance: 

Zenefits CEO David Sacks is stepping down amid speculation that he has been tapped by billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel to assist president-elect Donald Trump.

In a memo to Zenefits staff, Sacks said late Friday he would become chairman of Zenefits and lead a search for a new CEO.

The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday that people familiar with the matter said Sacks would help Thiel, one of Trump's few Silicon Valley supporters, with the transition. 

So, again, we have the trope: "one of Trump's few Silicon Valley supporters" but then Trump starts naming folks from Silicon Valley to his team. Running circles around the media.

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Trump and The Generals

"Trump and the Generals" has brought back some great memories of my USAF career. But enough about me.

Walk, Don't Run.

By the Ventures.

17-y/o drummer had a lot to do with the original arrangement.

Unfortunately, the 17-year-old was (legally) too young to go on tour so the Ventures hired another drummer.

Meanwhile, the 17-year-old drummer went on to college, get his degree, joined the USAF, subsequently rising to 4-star general, the top rank in peacetime military.

His name: George Babbitt.

From his resume:

10. August 1980 - September 1981, commander, 36th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
11. September 1981 - July 1985, assistant deputy commander for maintenance and later, deputy commander for maintenance, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 

My first assignment to Bitburg Air Base was from 1983 to 1986. Then-lieutenant-colonel Babbitt was responsible for the F-15s. No doubt he was responsible for the maintenance support for all the "bare-base" operations to which we were deployed, the most notable being Sidi Slimane, Morocco. 

Walk, Don't Run, 1998 -- Ventures With George Babbitt

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A Small World, A Wonderful World

Some things never cease to amaze me. Today it's Amazon (again) and global commerce. I was looking for a better price on a rather expensive book with limited availability. Of course, it was available through Amazon. I ordered it about ten days ago. Ah, there it is: packing slip says it was ordered November 22, 2016 -- about twelve days ago.

Today it arrived. Return shipping address:

Glynn's Collection
Lydican, Claregalway
County Galway H91 X7E2
Ireland