All Things Rowdy

I like finding things with my name, Rowdy, on them. I buy shirts and crap off ebay when I find stuff with my name on it. Or like my motorcycle helmets I get a graffiti artist to tag my name all over them. I like having some style to my "things" quite often. Especially little things, where the style doesn't impact performance at all. Cause really, performance is the first priority, but if I can keep it aaaaand have some style then I'm down for that. I wear a holster about 5 or oh 50 times a week. For hours. Normally holsters are plain black leather or plastic. Mine are always Kydex, basically a fancy plastic. Hmmm, a piece of gear I wear all the time, it already functions perfectly but is visually kinda boring. They don't say "rowdy"in any way. Obviously that needs to change asap! I have a holster with a Flying Tigers, P-40 Warhawk mouth painted on it. I have another with white flames I drew on with whiteout. I've painted them FDE and shiny silv...

If you are sensitive, stop reading now. OK, you were warned. What is the main US action in the war on IS? Airpower. How is IS dealing with this event? First, they have decentralized much of their C2 (command and control). Secondly they have adopted in clothes and vehicles as much as a civilian look as possible. Finally and most importantly in combining the first two they have dispersed and blended into the general populace as much as possible. Some of this is helpful for us and some of it is not. And by us I mean the people aligned against IS. But first let's do a little history. Looking at the 6 Day War that Israel won and Desert Storm that was a US success a major if not the key factor in winning was the use of airpower. An air attack of a short time, against a known, identifiable enemy. Air superiority, quickness and intel all lead to success on the actual battle field. Now we have an air campaign where we no longer are quick. The enemy's actions reduce our intel a...

I can't focus on the things I should right now. I'm stuck thinking about dumb things or things lower down on my priority list. But yet that's where my focus is. Thinking about how hot I am and the drought in California. Thinking about travel. Thinking about a spot on the deck with water damage. Or by the shower. Or a torn screen. Or the shutters need painting. Thinking about cracks in the stucco. Thinking about how I did soo poorly at the end of the season. Thinking about the three gun issues that are keeping them from being 100% right now for competition. Thinking about how far I feel I am behind everyone else in Arabic class. Thinking about how to work more hours and make more money. Thinking about how unorganized parts of the house are, the pantry, the spare bedroom, the garage, the sideboard, the bookcases. It's like a million mosquitos are around me. They may not have bit me but their prescense is enough to drive me crazy. Instead of thinking I should...

I'd make either a bad azz COIN guy or play for the other team and be a pretty good jihadi. Blue or green team. I'm a small arms expert. I have a valid western passport. I'm comfortable in foreign countries. I know more than one language and am learning Arabic currently. I have a science degree. That's a lot of things the jihadi team would really value. Too bad for them, though!