http://www.eaglesnestonline.org Very high up in a tree, in Central Florida, est. Sep 2006 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:35:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 1958, the Air Force had been an independent service for a decade, and during that time very much involved in Korea.  The Military Pay Act of 1958 added two pay grades to the top of the enlisted force structure:  E8 -Senor Master Sergeant, and E9 - Chief Master Sergeant.  I can only imagine  what ... http://www.eaglesnestonline.org/2010/09/04/chief-master-sgt-richard-l-etchberger-medal-of-honor/ Other than my AR-15's, there are two rifles I've always wanted to own.  Well, "always" may be stretching it a bit, but I'd settle for "a long time," I suppose. In any case, I've enviously eyed ads for the M1 Garand and the British Enfield.  Each of those rifles has a history ... http://www.eaglesnestonline.org/2010/09/03/the-m1-garand/ On my daily visit (sometimes more often), I saw that AD pointed to an article at Snooze Button Ronin entitled A Good Exchange.  Hah! Need a teaser?  Try this: “What’s wrong with ‘free-range chicken?’” the waiter asked. (Now, one must picture this waiter, to appreciate the full effect. He’s dressed in well-worn handmade hemp clothing, has ... http://www.eaglesnestonline.org/2010/09/03/wishing-id-been-there/ . http://www.eaglesnestonline.org/2010/09/03/fed-up-ready-and-not-much-to-lose/ So, you have smoke detectors in your home and you're as safe as you can be, correct?  Of course if you have smoke detectors you also have fire extinguishers of the proper type and in the proper locations, and you actually know how to use them, correct?  And you actually bought an ... http://www.eaglesnestonline.org/2010/08/30/smoke-detectors-in-the-home/