An Ex Rocket Man's Take On It

The ravings of a trained mind.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Why Know the Old-Time By-Hand Engineering?

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Most modern graduates with engineering degrees are very well-schooled in the use of this-or-that software,  with which to conduct design ana...
Friday, November 6, 2026

Speculations on What Just Happened

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Like many,  I suspected that the midterm election would very likely flip the House Democratic,  and possibly even flip the Senate.  I think ...
Sunday, November 1, 2026

Truths about the Trump Cult that was the GOP, and About Tech Billionaires

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Found this on LinkedIn Wednesday 10-21-2026.  It was a posting put there by Jolie Shafer-Kenney,  who describes herself as “mild mannered re...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Think About This, As Well As Your Wallet, When You Vote!

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I originally submitted this article 10-11-2026 to the Waco "Tribune Herald" as a guest column.  I am on their board of contributor...
Monday, October 12, 2026

Supersonic Inlets for Ramjets

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This is a more detailed version of an earlier posting on this topic.  That one,  "Inlets Capable of Supersonic Flight Use" dated 2...
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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Trump Lied, He Brought You Far Higher Prices Instead

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Donald Trump ran his 2024 campaign promising you prosperity,  in return for your vote for him and his utterly-loyal minions.  Look at your f...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Trump Lies: He Lost the Iran War

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A word of advice for all readers:  do not listen to what your politicians say,  observe only what they do!  There is an old saw:  “a politic...
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Gary Johnson
McGregor, Texas, United States
GW had a 20 year career in aerospace defense new product engineering, followed by a 20 year career in mostly teaching, with a little civil engineering and aviation work. He is now retired on a small farm in central Texas, occasionally building and selling cactus eradication tools, available for consulting, and offering a self-published book on ramjet propulsion. He has posted a lot of technical articles on this site, a catalog of which is in the post "Lists of Some Articles By Topic Area", dated 21 October 2021. For information about the ramjet book, see "GW's Ramjet Book Is Now Available!", posted 12 February 2024. Use the blog archive gadget as a navigation tool to find these quickly. He is also developing course materials for teaching or self-teaching in aerothermodynamics, and in the sizing of vehicles for space missions.
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