Oops!

It is now being reported that the Ukrainian 737 that crashed in Tehran was accidentally shot down by an errant Iranian missile. I wonder how you say oops! in Farsi?

You missed! (on purpose???)

Further research reveals the Iranians may have intentionally missed American targets in order to avoid U.S. retaliation or a full scale war. In other words, they may have wanted to appear to strike back with force while not really intending to hit anything or inflict major damage or casualties. Also... in a baffling move, the Iranians did NOT target the airbase that housed the most U.S. troops. If the Iranians were serious about "teaching us a lesson", don't you think that would be their primary target? It all seems really fishy. Appearing to fight back, but not really putting anything at risk. Think of it this way... you throw a snowball at the neighborhood bully, but intentionally miss him by a mile. This gives the appearance to your friends that you are standing up to the bully and fighting back. In reality you want nothing to do with fighting the bully. I am not stating any of this as fact. It's just speculation and conjecture on my part after reading a news article.

Furthermore, a passenger jet from Ukraine crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, Iran. I'm not into conspiracy theories, but it sure is suspicious that a plane belonging to a nation that is friendly with the U.S. crashed in Iran mere hours after this missile attack. Maybe it's just a terrible coincidence, and this truly is a tragic accident. But what if it's not? What if it's a cowardly way of striking back at the U.S.? The report I read said Iran is refusing to turn over the flight data recorder (black box). Why would they want to keep that a secret? If it was just an accident, what is the problem with investigators from other nations having access to the data? Once again, this is really fishy.

Just something to think about this morning, everybody. No facts to back any of this up, but it certainly deserves consideration.

You missed!

Well, last night Iran decided to hit back in response to our missile strike earlier in the week. They fired 15 missiles at U.S. airbases in Iraq. Essentially, they missed! Twelve hours later no American casualties have been reported. That doesn't mean there weren't any, but if there had been mass casualties, it would have hit the news by now. Iran has now poked the bear. NOT SMART!

Listen, folks. Nobody wants a war. Nobody wants our men and women of the military in harms way. Nobody wants an escalation that would lead to the death or injury of our troops. But unlike previous administrations, President Trump will not sit idly by while Iran attacks our embassies, harms our citizens and threatens our allies. If you punch us in the nose, we will punch back and take you down.

I am praying this morning for our nation, for our President, for our troops, and for the safety of any U.S. citizen or ally in the region. May God bless the United States of America.

Back to the grind

Well... it's back to the grind this week after a long Christmas vacation. Please be patient as my posts may be sporadic for a little while. School gets to be a very busy place after Christmas.

To tide you over, I will tell you one of my favorite jokes (courtesy of my wonderful son-in-law, Thomas).

Why do Norwegian warships have barcodes on their sides?

So when they return to port, they can scan-da-navy-in! (Haha! Scandinavian)

Don't mess with US

Unwritten Rules

Unwritten rules... words to live by:

2020

2020 is going to be AWESOME!!!!

Goodbye, Sam

My favorite Bengals coach died on Tuesday. Sam Wyche passed away at the age of 74. He led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in 1988. He was a good man and a good coach. Below is his most iconic moment...

Church Shooting

There was a shooting last week at a church in Texas. The gunman killed two people before being killed by Jack Wilson, a gun carrying member of the church. The gunman was neutralized less than six seconds after firing his first shot. Imagine what the death toll would have been if there had been a law against carrying guns in Texas churches (there is no such law). Imagine how many people would have likely died if the gunman had been permitted to fire at will at an unarmed congregation. Losing two innocent lives is two too many, but things could have been SO MUCH worse. In this case a good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun. This is why the 2nd amendment is so very important. Armed citizens are safe citizens. Gun control laws do not work. Gun control laws only produce soft targets and allows for mass murders and massacres. Good for you, Texas! You got this one right!

Happy New Year

It is 1:00 in the morning on January 1st, 2020. Tami and I cannot remember the last time we were up this late.

Happy New Year, everyone!