Andrew Perka
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Andrew Perka
@andrew.perka.io
Kate's here??? How did I miss that?
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Decatur County hasn't had a hospital in years because of local government mismanagement, but they just keep voting for the same good ol' boy crooks.

comptroller.tn.gov/news/2020/4/...
Questionable Activity Surrounds Decatur County General Hospital
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released an investigation revealing numerous questionable activities by two independent companies that were hired to manage the day-to-day operations of the Deca...
comptroller.tn.gov
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Serious question: why has the use of Microsoft Word persisted in the legal profession? For an industry that generates troves of formal documents on simulated paper, with dozens of very specific references, footnotes, cross-references, etc., it seems that LaTeX/BibTeX would be the standard.
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I still get a laugh out of this occasionally.
VDV song (Updated)
YouTube video by Rik
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October 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
And just to add, glad everyone is okay! Props to the pilot for getting everyone on the ground safely.
October 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Even in a full auto, you can trade a bit of airspeed to (briefly) reduce rate of descent, which is how you flare at the bottom to cushion the landing. But it's a delicate balance! Figuring out the optimum flare altitude and airspeed in the OH-58C was a fun exercise at test pilot school.
October 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In case anyone was wondering this is how the USCG professionally disables narco smuggling vessels without loss of life. Or at least used to.

That was just a wholesale murder in international waters.
Amazing Footage of a Coast Guard HITRON Team in Action near Venezuela
YouTube video by Media Magik Entertainment
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September 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I walked past Jim Lovell's name every day of the most difficult, trying, and exhilarating 11 months of my life. Each name on every plaque was an inspiration, but Jim's especially reminded me of perseverance and determination.

Blue skies and tailwinds Captain James Lovell, and thank you.
August 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Had no idea 'bear' evolved from taboo avoidance. Fascinating!
July 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When I moved to rural Tennessee (from Maryland) as a teenager, I had to explain to the Baptists that "god damn it" was not taking the lord's name in vain. It's a prayer. It is asking god to damn something. I didn't have very many friends.
July 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's a thing. I think derived from the equally bewildering "dog-gone."
July 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Heartwrenching. Ruidoso is a paradise; I visited in 2018 and it was just full of wonderful people.
July 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hell yeah. FiftyThree would be proud. www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/
The Etherkiller
www.fiftythree.org
June 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
June 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
That's gorgeous.
May 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@ocasio-cortez.house.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
AL-05's Dale Strong isn't eager to hold a town hall. Maybe you can talk with us instead. Huntsville is historically deep red, but home to lots of distressed Federal workers!

whnt.com/news/alabama...
News 19 viewers want to know if Congressman Dale Strong is holding town hall meeting
As Congress prepared to hear from President Donald Trump Tuesday night, News 19 viewers are asking when they will hear from Huntsville-area Congressman Dale Strong.
whnt.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM