Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Guardians conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, April 19, to demonstrate the readiness of the U.S. nuclear forces and provide confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear deterrent. Today's test launch used a randomly selected intercontinental ballistic missile pulled from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. The missile was transported more than 1,300 miles and reassembled at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The ICBM was equipped with a single test reentry vehicle and traveled approximately 4,200 miles at a speed of more than 15,000 miles per hour to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The ICBM test and evaluation program helps validate the reliability the nuclear umbrella our allies and partners rely on, eliminating the need to obtain their own nuclear weapons to counter potential adversaries. The 50-year-old Minuteman III is based in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming and will be replaced by the LGM-35A Sentinel. Reporting from Vandenberg Space Force Base, I'm Airman First Class KDL Shaw.


Hey guys, what is up? Welcome back to my channel. It is Drew here from Lone Fox. I am really really excited for today's video I just got finished making the thumbnail and I was like today's Ikea hacks is such a good video If you guys have not been following my channel or you're brand new to my channel, whatever it might be Hello, I'm Drew. I post brand new home decor India by content every single week So you can click that subscribe button below turn on the bell icon so you get notified when I upload new videos But I have like a reoccurring video. I do on my channel, which is Ikea hacks Love shopping at Ikea, but I find a lot of their pieces to be very very simple very basic And sometimes I want my pieces to be a little bit more elevated a little bit more personalized and fun Oh my gosh, I also completely forgot to mention guys. I got my eyebrows micro bladed. Can you see can you tell like? Can you see these hair strokes? These are all fake. Sorry. I have literal spray paint on my fingers These are all fake hair real hair fake hair my eyebrows before I'm gonna put in like the tiktok video right here That I filmed of the process you can follow me on tiktok at Lone Fox home Sorry for jumping off like track really quickly But if you were curious why my eyebrows maybe look different are more arched are more just like filled in slash look dark That's because they're in the healing process right now But I am obsessed with them like I have filled in my eyebrows every day of my life since high school because I have I've such bad eyebrows before and sort of before and after as well So you guys can take a look at it But I cannot believe that I can now wake up and just like have a good eyebrow like that is crazy to me Okay, enough rambling. I just wanted to let you guys know in case you were curious. Let's get into today's video I wanted to kick this video off with a bang. So we are starting with a larger scale project I'm using two of these ick Bay valter little wall mounds and also this torslev I hope I pronounced that right rug and the other supplies I'm gonna be using are a hot glue gun wooden dowel black spray paint and some painters tape So I'm taking this rug and I believe this is a three foot by five foot rug And I'm going to be taking the top portion and I'm actually going to be folding it over on itself And then caught gluing down just the edge. We're basically creating like a little pocket hole That way we could stick the wooden dowel through so just use a strong bond glue hot glue worked great and then I'm using some paper towel and Painters tape to create a diagonal stripe across to this rug and this is going to be on the bottom section of the rug Basically, I am masking off the top portion and we're going to be spraying this with some black spray paint I actually had to reposition it one time just to get it in the correct position that I wanted it in and Then once you have that I brought it outside and I use this two times rostoleum Black spray paint that I use in my thrift clip video and I'm just going to be spraying the entire bottom portion of this rug Now since this is going to be a wall hanging I don't really mind that it's going to be like crunchy and textured Of course, he wouldn't want to probably use this on your actual floor But since the wall hanging I figured it would just be totally fine to spray the bottom portion of this And the great thing is that you can totally spray this with any color you like and really have like a Coordinating wall tapestry and I absolutely love the way this looks when it is hung up So I gave it a good coating I had to go over it multiple times just because it was kind of splotchy and then this is the clearest reveal ever I was worried but look at this Okay So that is what the bottom half of the rug looks like and all you have to do to finish this off It's just slip the dowel through the top portion and then you're gonna amount the two wall brackets And I just love how this is hung as opposed to a traditional tapestry and this ended up costing about 36 dollars I think it's great because it's pretty large scale I told you guys that this video is filled with a ton of projects I loved and this one is probably one of my favorite decor items I've actually created so just go back if you want to look at those supplies because we're gonna jump right in I'm starting off with these Lindrande objects Which I've used these before on my channel and they are just like round circular decor pieces And I'm also using some air-dry clay and what I'm gonna be doing with this clay is basically just molding it around the actual hoop portion of this like decorative object and I'm gonna be creating it into sort of a new more Organic kind of steel looking object a very seabee to restoration hardware vibe I absolutely love pieces like this But they typically cost anywhere from like 50 to 150 dollars for just like one decorative object But they're actually made of real metal. Of course, we're not doing that today So I'm using a little bit of water and I'm just rubbing what I've already done. This literally looks sexual I'm very sorry about that, but you know, you just got to do what you got to do So I'm taking the water and just smoothing out the clay because basically We're just wanting to break down like the top layer of clay and make it just a very very smooth and clean And you can really kind of like mold it and mend it to the shape you want And I'm actually repeating the process on the larger one now these circles at IKEA were actually on sale when I got them I don't know why I don't know if they're going out of stock So definitely check your IKEA the larger one I made a little bit more organic with thicker clay sections and the right side as you can see that smooth and the left side is not So that's kind of like showing you why I like to smooth them out and then once they are dry I went in with some of this obsidian stone texture spray paint and gave it a quick little spray just to give it a little bit more texture than it already had and I sprayed the base as well because I knew I wanted to Lastly go in and give a full coat of this matte farmhouse black spray paint to match my decor in my home And I gave a two coats of this total and it just turned out absolutely incredible I really really love the outcome of this and I was able to create both of these for $27 You know, I had to create a super affordable project as well. So these are the overall I think they're potholders made of cork and I'm also going to be using some assorted paints macrame rope and scissors So the supplies are super minimal and these are the three items that you get and I was like These are really great shapes to actually create a wall hanging with so I grabbed a couple of paints and like a peach color a More pinky peach color and then a tan color and I'm going to be basically painting all three of these circles So I'm doing two full coats and when I tell you guys this was so satisfying to paint something about how smooth This cork was and how it like soaked in the paint was just so nice I loved it. So I ended up painting the medium-sized one like a tan color The largest one was more of a darker like salmony pink and then the smallest one here is like a more lighter Kind of like coral-y salmony pink I wanted to do three shades that were very similar but still different at the same time Which you're gonna be able to see in the end clips So I ended up doing a total of two coats on all three of these objects And of course you could not forget about the back So I went in and just gave just one quick coat to the backside since it wasn't gonna be shown Anyways, I just wanted to make sure that it looked decent of course from all angles and these are my three tones So next what I'm doing is grabbing some macrame cord I will link this below for you guys and I'm cutting out two just random probably like footlong sections And I'm gonna be looping it around and then pulling through my strands through the largest loop And then I'm gonna also be doing the same thing on the Medium-sized loop so we're gonna have both of these like this and then the smallest loop is actually gonna be the center point So I'm pulling both of the rope sections down through and you're gonna see exactly what I'm doing to connect these I wanted a very clean finish. So I'm flipping it over I'm putting hot glue on the backside and basically just gluing these down To the actual backside of the smallest loop and repeating the same process on the other side that way when you flip it over There's no knots or anything, but it's gonna look super super smooth And then it's also gonna be level at the same time. So this basically finishes it off But of course I needed to add a little loop to the top portion So I'm adding on some macrame cord and a loop tying a knot at the top cutting off the excess strands And that finishes off this wall decor item, which I actually was able to create for just eight bucks Have to do like a little furniture item So I'm starting off with two of these Dalscar wooden frames and I'm also using what I think is a new tray to IKEA It's like a restored wood-looking tray very West Elm But for only $25 and the additional supplies are these L brackets and little miniature screws And I'm also going to be using a drill and a pen. So these are the L brackets. They're just from Lowe's It's a couple bucks for a pack of eight And what I'm doing is I'm opening up the frame and pulling out everything on the inside of the frame You're not gonna need any of those pieces at all And then what I'm doing is laying down my four L brackets on one of the ends of the frame It's going to be the shorter end and I'm gonna be drilling what are known as pilot holes I learned this from my lovely friend Rachel who is a woodworker here on YouTube I don't know how to work the wood, but you know, I can try sometimes. So I'm using that sounded awful, honestly I'm using this drill bit. That's really small and just basically creating starting holes for these miniature screws It just makes it so that the wood doesn't split and it just gives the screw an easier area to kind of drive into the wood And I'm also doing the same exact thing on the underside of the tray This is on the right side I believe and I'm gonna be repeating the process on at the left side as well because we're gonna be using these Picture frames as the legs to this sort of like geometric table I think it just turned out really cool in the end and the woods looked amazing together And I used some pliers to pull out the little black pieces that are kind of like to hold in the actual picture And then once you are done, you have your miniature little rustic wood side table for $39 So those are my IKEA hacks for you today I hope that you enjoyed this one and I hope it gave you some insight or some tips or tricks next time You're shopping at IKEA Maybe you could pick up some of these items then maybe rework them a little bit whatever you want to do and Remember that everything's always personalizable. So like for example, like the hanging decor piece, which I have right up there You could definitely change the colors of that whatever you want to do to it You could change the wood color on the tray and like the lay and yeah Let me know in the comment section below which one was your favorite project Which one you might want to be trying out and also give this video a thumbs up if you did enjoy Lastly before jumping out I'm just gonna plug my merch one more time because why not it is my video I'm gonna plug my merch so my merch is so cute. This is the visual interest tote bag comes in a t-shirt There's some hoodies or some fun stuff link below you can check it out If you would like to get it before Christmas time and I will catch you all in my next video Have an amazing rest of your day. Bye guys


OK, welcome back. Hope you guys had a great lunch out there. We're changing things up a little bit. We're now, for this segment, this is going to be ACSC. What did I learn? And why does it matter? Because I know some of you might be thinking that right now. Our guests on stage are ACSC graduates and are serving in a variety of command and leadership positions. And I'm going to introduce Lieutenant Colonel Damian Holtz-Claw. He is the commander of the 38th Student Squadron. And he's going to serve as our moderator and serve the floor as yours. Thank you, ma'am. Mustangs? OK, OK. We had a few in the audience. Hey, thank you guys so much. First, I want to say thank you to the panelists for volunteering your time to come out and share your personal experiences with the audience here. And then I also want to thank you guys for joining us in this inaugural first-time event for Let X. So to have an alumni panel, come talk to you about Air Command and Staff Collars. So before I let these guys introduce themselves, what I want to do, I see a few of the ROTC cadets in the room. So I just want to set the stage with a little bit of introduction about what the program is. So ACSC, Air Command and Staff College, is a 10-month program. It's an IDE intermediate developmental educational program for professional military education. So 10 months where we engross 500 students in the art of war, learning about war theory, international relations, and joint operational planning. And that's in 10 months. And they also earn a master's degree. The best thing, and I'll let these guys kind of talk about that, but the program is broken up with Sister Servicemen, Garden Reserve, so a TFI component there as well, and about 70 different international officers from 68 different countries around the world. So a unique experience to network with folks from every walk of life in a 10-month period. So with that being said, before we really get started, just go down the line and introduce yourselves, AFSC, your current job, and what class you were here at ACSC. All right, cool. Buck Benton, I am currently the Squadron Commander of the Introduction to Final Fundamental Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base. The Black Knights, got a couple of them in the crowd here to heckle as well. So I was an ACSC class 2014. After that, I went to USAFE where I was on the A3 staff for a couple years before going to Columbus. Awesome. I'm Major Martin. I currently am one of the DOs at ACSC, so shout out to Division Three out there. And I also teach there as well. And my husband and I were going to be headed to Stugart and UConn next summer, so we're excited for that opportunity. My name is Major Mark Weems. I am an engineer by trade, 6'2", acquisitions career field. I'm married and my wife is in Georgia area. I am a graduate of this last class, A119, so just graduated this past summer. I'm currently working at the Air University Command section. I'm the Executive Officer to the Commander and President. My name is Mark Wilkie. I am from class A119 last year. I was very fortunate to get picked up for a job here at Maxwell Air Force Base as the Deputy Director of the 42nd Force Support Squadron. And that's my career area is for support. Awesome. Again, thank you guys for being here with us. So we'll jump right into it. As I was talking about earlier with the mission of Air Command and Staff College to educate and develop air-minded joint leaders. And if General Pettis was here, he'd probably expand on that and talk about the why, right? And that's to enable our nation to deter our adversaries and support and defend the nation's interests in an increasingly complex and dangerous world. But that really is a broad mission statement. But it encapsulates a lot. But from each one of your perspectives, if you wouldn't mind sharing with the audience, just what did you take away from your personal experience here at Air Command and Staff College? Sure. So I would say that before ACSE, I really saw myself as just the tactician. I was trying to get really good at my craft, which was flying aircraft. And you're always in this mindset of, do I want to continue on in the Air Force and make it a career? Or do I want to go into the guard reserves, don't want to get out and fly commercial? And so I would say the first couple years of my Air Force career, I just felt myself as a pilot in the Air Force. And then when I showed up here, that's when I kind of switched in my brain from being a pilot, a tactician, to a member of the profession of arms. And I was kind of zoomed out and exposed to more than just my little lane there, flying F-16s or teaching people how to fly to zooming out and learning how to integrate with our sister services, learning how the joint fight works, thinking about organizing training and equipping, thinking about how am I going to now be the leader to take our future Air Force into those domains that you just talked about. So it was kind of an opportunity for me to zoom out a little bit and get perspective. Awesome. I think with my perspective, what I got out of ACSC was, well, first of all, I'm a medical officer, some public health officer by trade. And a lot of us don't have an opportunity to attend ACSC. So I felt very honored and privileged to have this opportunity to attend this program. And what ACSC taught me was, and also value, was the complexity of war and also the utility of the joint planning process. So you really get a better understanding of our joint partners, not only within the US with our sister services, but also with our international officers. We have about 68, we have a lot of IOs that come from about 68 countries in ACSC. So you really get just a vast opportunity to network and meet a lot of different people and learn and have that ability to share your experiences with them. I'll piggyback off of Lieutenant Colonel Betten. I mean, just the sheer amount of shared experiences you're able to have. I come from an engineering background, acquisitions, a lot of office work, not too much deployment. Basically, it's just very, very different. My average day was just looking at a lot of problem sets with a missile system or some sort of math problem or something like that. The guy that sat next to me in my ACSC class, he was a security forces guy. He's commanded five squadrons already, kicked people out of the air force, just done, not that he was proud of that or whatever, but basically had a lot more commander experiences than I had. I mean, above to that point, the most I had done was just talk to someone very sternly. So basically, it definitely gives you a different perspective on what your fellow officers have been through and why we're going through the classes. Basically, we were able to share on that a lot. Basically, I picked up a lot of good points, a lot of good leadership points, a lot of bad ones as well. But basically, you can learn from the mistakes of others is what it comes down to from. Awesome. I've been associated with the Air Force for about 37 years. Yes. And when I got to go to school, it was just at around between 35 and 36. And what was interesting is, after being in this profession for that many years, I did not have the big picture of war, air power, international relations. And as a civilian, this is a real privilege to be able to come to the school and participate. And now I feel as though I'm rounding off my profession. Some people, they'll look at ACSE and say, it's not exactly what I need. Well, it depends on your perspective and what you're looking at. We are professionals and our profession is war, primarily with the aspect of air power. And so being able to get that history of war, Klausowitz, yeah, Germany, Sun Tzu, those things are still practiced today. So being able to look at that context and go back and see what's still valuable to us today and move forward, I think is really great. So for me, it was a rounding off for the rest of my career. I've still got at least a good 10 years left in me as a civilian, if not more. And I think I'm a more rounded airman and professional. That's outstanding. Mark, I want to start back with you. I'm something you just talked about before I ask. So I had an opportunity to sit down with Dean Forsythe a couple of weeks ago and we're just talking about what the program is, what it is not, what does it do and what does it not do? And I happen to agree with one of the things that he mentioned is that ACSE is not supposed to prepare you for a specific task at your next job. That's not what it's supposed to do. And I'd love to hear you guys' opinion on that, but I'm gonna relate that to what the comic talked to AY20 about. If you recall one of your CSS's and he said the same thing to AY19 for when he came and visited you guys last year, but General Holmes mentioned that in our development of our Air Force officer career, we pretty much have three careers. One, Buck, you talked about it very early on, that it's primarily the responsibility that we hone our craft. We become the SME, the subject matter expert in whatever we're doing, engineer, finance officer, cyber pilots, but you become that SME. But then the second part of your career is where you hone in on the operational sense and how your function fits in the bigger picture of the Air Force and then how the Air Force fits in that bigger picture of the DOD system. So Mark, starting with you, I recall last year when you introduced General McDougne in front of AY19 when he came to speak to us and you worked for General McDougne when he was a colonel. So place in the context how ACSC, with your wide operational and leadership experiences, I mean, you were the MAGCOM chief master sergeant for AMC?  Oh, just a wing for a colonel. Sorry, didn't mean to put you that part. But nonetheless, you had a long career of managing a lot of resources and leading a lot of people, but how did ACSC, just last year, help expand your leadership level even more so? I think there's some, what you said is really good. This ACSC is not about a specific preparation for a specific job. I think some people come here with that expectation and that's the wrong expectation. It's a general knowledge, it's a building on our profession. And for me, several, I think awesome things, learning about the broad profession and being able to relate that to how the A1 community fits into the art of war and air power and international relations. We spend a lot of time focused on, as the tacticians, working in our specific career field and we don't spend a lot of time getting the bigger picture. And it was really phenomenal being in a class I had a Marine soldier pilots from Lebanon and Columbia and hearing those perspectives and hearing what they thought about things that maybe I had a bias on. And so it really does open up the aperture of your thinking. The other thing that I think is really good about ACSC is it honed my skills on critical thinking because you know, when you go and you read the volumes of stuff that they give you, when I came, I originally thought they wanted to hear a particular message. I was supposed to give them the right answer. But here I was being told, no, you got to question these authors close with. Don't just take what they say for granted. So you have to interrogate what you're reading. And I think that is an amazing skill that you take away from ACSC that as you get up and you have to read volumes of information as you gain in rank, you're gonna have to be critical. You're gonna have to ask tough questions and you can't just take an expert in a particular career field that they've got all the answers. You may have a question that's going to set things on the right track when it was on the wrong track. So just a lot of great information that just helps move you forward from what I was experienced. So even though I had that experience as a command chief, I think I'm better prepared as a leader now after going through ACSC. Anybody else have anything different from what Chief mentioned? I think that's a fantastic question or a question that you presented. It's really not about preparing you for the next job because when we come into ACSC, we're already tactical experts in our field. But really what ACSC is set to do is again to develop those critical thinking skills, being able to question authors, consider the bias of certain authors, understand what thesis or argument they're presenting in the different books we read. But also it gives us a better understanding of our security environment based off the different classes that we have to take as well as historical perspectives, all of which are very important in developing those critical thinking skills because you get more of those contexts in that background. And then lastly, really ACSC is also designed with this network capability. So being able to network with such a diverse set of students is just a phenomenal opportunity for us. Awesome. So, you know, try to clue you guys into where most of the students are right now for the panels and a lot of you know, but so these guys have just finished finishing up TermC so they're entering into the last term here.  A lot of them don't have orders yet, so Mark, they're probably gonna be over there knocking on your door and holding you hostage. But ACSC, when we talk to them in August, we remind them or at least start to inform them that it is a extremely fast mental marathon. Why? It's a long year that happens extremely fast, extremely fast. And it's a different year in which that you're no longer a part of an operational mission. We have our academic mission here, but you're not in a team sense working together. This is an individualized look at developing yourself to be a better professional. And it's challenging. It is extremely challenging. So along with those professional challenges, we have life happens here at ACSC, right? So how do you balance life with, oh my goodness, I got three papers due at the same time and all that good stuff. So a lot of learning happens here. How did ACSC affect your personal leadership philosophy after graduating? Yeah, I think it's a framework that you learn, the adage that you're never gonna be, you're never gonna have as much free time as you do right now as you continue on with your career is extremely true.    It's gonna be a break. And then you get here. And then all of a sudden you realize there's lots of reading, there's lots of writing. You're actually spending a lot of your weekends on the computer at your home office, writing papers and having to balance that family time. And I remember, we talked about expectations earlier, right? I remember I poorly managed my wife's expectations of ACSC from that advice that I received coming in. So taking that mentality now moving forward after ACSC, I kind of learned that everybody is busy. No matter what's mad com your end, what's your AFSC, everybody works extremely hard, long days, and has to manage normally professional goals, but personal aspirations and taking care of your family. So what I would say, the tool that I would offer you is have that framework of what's important for you. This is an opportunity where you can, in an academic situation, really think about how am I going to act as a leader in the future? If you're going straight to staff, you might have a little bit of time before you're thrown into a command role. You're never gonna be completely ready, but you have the opportunity to be prepared. And this is the year where you become prepared for those command roles where you're gonna have a lot, ask of you professionally, but you still have to maintain the family balance. And so having frameworks of what's important and everybody has to answer that on their own, what's important to you is probably one of the, as nebulous as that sound, it's probably one of the most important things that you can take away from ACSC. Awesome. My hands, okay. All right, we'll soften it up a little bit. So each year, the class somewhat takes on a different vibe of their own, a different character, if you will. But if you could each describe one of the most memorable moments that you had at ACSC, whether it's within your own family or within the class itself. For me, I would say the International Culture Day events. Those were, so basically two days, we already talked about the almost 70 international officer countries that we have with us. Basically a day where, basically everybody gets together, a lot of food is involved, sometimes alcoholic beverages, but basically just walking around two hangers full of international delicacies was awesome. And I will let you know that I did my part, even in my position now, to represent the Air University Command Section to go back and partake this year as well. Having the International is awesome, and I'm sure everybody is aware by now in your ACSC class of who always asks questions during the lectures, right? There's always that one person, right? And so we had a, he was from Uganda, his name was Peter. And every single lecture, didn't matter the subject, would stand up and ask the question in his awesome, you know, Ugandan accent. And it would just, by the end of the program, everybody would look to Peter and like, let's go Peter, it's time to ask the question that you would get up and ask. And it was a lot of, you know, it's crazy as that sounds. One of my most memorable experiences is having the internationals, especially Peter from Uganda, always stand up and make us laugh. So I gotta echo that from Buck. So he and I were classmates. And so that is my most memorable experience as well. And Chatham House rules applies, I should have mentioned that, but so during the CSS, same person, it was when our CSAF at the time was here and he was giving a speech on leadership. And so talking about the do's and don'ts of leadership. And so Peter just say, well, if you come to my country, you can have many wives. You won't have to have that problem. And so the CSAF had a little fun with it at the time and say, well, can I have dual citizen's issues? So just those times like that make it really memorable and really hone in on what was most valuable here and talking a little bit about those relationships and things of that nature. So again, these guys are entering into the last term. What would you recommend to them as far as something that they should think about, reflect on in the next 30 to 45 days before they walk across the stage and graduate to get out of here? What would be something that you would recommend that they at least think a little bit more on before graduating? I'd say you got, you're going in your last term. I assume it's the joint. Joint warfighting. So for a guy like me, that was all brand new. That was very exciting. I knew a little bit about airplanes. So I was hoping I would have a role in the joint planning with the Air Force. They made me the Army Commander, which was really, so I learned a lot about tanks and other things. But as you go into this last term, what I found myself doing is really rethinking my priorities throughout ACSE and the time that I was spending, I heard a lot of senior officers come and talk about making sure that you put your priorities in place. If you came here and your priority is spending time with your family, and you haven't done that, this is it. This is your last chance.  You're still gonna put what's necessary into it. But I began to realize that I needed to really spend time because my wife was here with me. I needed to spend some more time with her because I had not spent that time that I should have because I was involved very much in the academics and trying to do your best. And I don't dismiss that, you ought to do that. But think about this as you're getting ready to go your next job. I'll tell you the job I'm in now is a lot of work. There's a lot of time and a lot of effort, not just while I'm there at the job, but after job thinking about it. And so take advantage of any time that you can to spend with your family, if at all possible. I'll say two things. First, especially in the joint war fighting part, I just remember so many funny stories from that. Overall, I'll say the whole, this kind of goes back to what you were saying before. ACSE, it's hard to, you have an overall vision and overall goal with the class, but it's overall hard to teach joint planning and everything that they want to get out for every single career field. So in the end, you just kind of have to think about it. What's the main point that they're trying to get across? And just kind of take it for that, critical thinking or this joint planning process. Overall, just try to try not to get bogged down into this individual task, having to write this particular memo for the joint piece or whatever. Overall, just try to take a step back and really think about the main issues that they're trying to get across. And that's kind of the piece that will help you kind of go in your future jobs. Being able to think critically and write, which also goes into my second point, really just helps you to be more well-rounded as an officer. I heard a couple, even the C staff at one point in some of the other meetings was saying that we want our officers to know how to write better. If anything, that's one thing. If anything, I've gotten from ACSE, active, my active versus passive voice was practically beaten into me. So, my writing has gotten, I'll say, a lot better as well, even just another funny story. That was a requirement for even my job interview for a Pentagon job. They asked me to send them two copies of my ACSE work. So, that was interesting. But overall, yeah, like I said, basically just try to take a step back, don't get so bogged down in the details. Just kind of think about what did they send me here? Why did the Air Force pay all this money to send this here? Critical thinking, networking, shared experiences. Yeah, and I'll piggyback on the networking. Some of the relationships that I was able to develop here kept in contact with them. So, some of the instructor like Bill DeMarco, Andy Christensen, Jason Womack, Nicole Pinkum, these people that I met at ACSE as our instructors, kept a relationship with them and we were able to bring Andy out to Columbus a couple of times to talk to our folks, ran back into Jason when went the leadership development course. It truly is a great networking opportunity. And so, as you're finishing up your final quarter here, I would definitely work on that. If you're hesitant to reach out and ask for somebody's contact information, don't be, just kind of get over yourself, ask for the contact information and then follow up with them because as you continue on with your career, you realize that there's gonna be a time when you need to reach back to a engineer, to somebody in the A1 community that often time could have been at this same ACSE class with you to ask questions about how to solve problems when you get into the leadership roles. Awesome. Any time the success of an organization oftentimes is depended on its ability to adapt, right? And adapt to the current environment that's causing it to change. As we've talked about with the mission here at ACSE, we've changed a lot of the curriculum. The administration has changed over time as well, but the mission has pretty much stayed the same. If you could change anything about the program itself, reshape or continue doing, now that you've been removed from the program for a while, what would you do? What would you change? I can start on this one. So, there was a requirement in previous classes. I was an AY19 graduate, but there used to be a requirement where everyone had to do an independent research paper. And I naturally love research to begin with, but I would like to see that come back because I think there is something special about research and it really helps you better with your critical thinking skills because you really have to identify a problem versus the problem. And you have to go through some type of rigor with developing your literature review, your methods, and then providing, critically thinking and providing overall recommendations. I had an opportunity when I was at ACSE to do independent research, and Professor DeMarco, who's the head at the leadership department, was my advisor. And he was just fantastic to work with and I learned so much by going through that process. And I think it really helped me kind of work very independently on something and something I was very passionate about. So that's something I would like to see come back. Awesome. One of my electives, we got a chance to participate in that virtual experience where you're the commander and you have somebody come in. The practical nature of that, I was skeptical at first, but it was really a good practical experience. And I think in the leadership block, the more you can incorporate that. And I know in the commanders course, I believe that's more prevalent, but that would be, I think, a great opportunity. And it's high pressure. Not only are you dealing with challenging circumstances, but you've got a whole audience of folks watching you. So there's a little pressure there too.  And the more you can practice those, the better. So I think that would be a great addition. We also talked, everybody thought the reading was an appropriate amount of reading. Did y'all like that? Oh, I think that they could scale that back. And there was so much information that was not necessary. I get that part of it is teaching you to go through lots of information and weed out what's important. But my experience was there was a lots of information that was just not relevant at all. And so we had to get to that information because there's a lot of reading anyway. If you actually targeted the reading more specifically or provided that reading in packets, and then that would be more helpful to really learn what you need to learn. I wouldn't want to scale it down too much, but that's my experience, this the number of books. What we ended up doing, and you probably did the same thing as we developed a teamwork exercise where we split the reading up between different members of the flight and said, okay, we're just gonna split it up.   Thank you. Anybody else on that question? Well guys, I really do appreciate you guys volunteering your time to come on out and talk to us about your personal experiences. Again, this was our opportunity to share with you the crux of what it truly means to go through ACSC and some of those traits that we tend to value the most once we have departed. So oftentimes when you're going through the fire, you don't really understand the jewel that's being burned inside of you. So again, thank you guys so much for your time.


Everyone welcome to I believe this is the first ever unboxing. We've done it in 10 to prime. Yeah, so that's Exciting stuff. So we're gonna do this in a two-part segment one is going to be switch and all the various accessories that we might have for today And then we're also gonna unbox a bunch of Zelda stuff because there's a lot of Zelda stuff So let's just get right into the big thing so for starters this I guarantee you is probably the only video You're gonna see on YouTube where we are unboxing two switches boy, so Here's yours. I'll unbox mine first and then I'll let you I got mr. Eric here from the podcast To do his unboxing. So first. I'll show you all sides here. There's side one side two side three behind Looking all good looking all fine. Sorry if you're a little noise in the background Probably shouldn't it's pretty nice mics. So let's open this sucker up. Oh No tape nice. That's nice preserve that box. Oh, yeah Show you how to set this baby up right there Mm-hmm not that hard plug it in and go that's basically all it says Open this bad boy up. Oh Oh Yeah, I know some of you said it's a little bit bigger than the iPhone 6s Plus so look at that guys. Oh Yes, so let's say the best part for last so we'll set set this aside Take out let's take out all this stuff in here And we'll set the box aside flimsy paperwork. Nobody cares about that Your Warnings and agreements that you agree to that no one reads. Yeah, so I'll move this out of the way So first up, I believe this is the dock That is what it looks like. So let's Let's take this bad boy out.  I heard this Okay, so this is blue. That's a blue USB. That means that is USB 3.0 So that's good. I'm assuming that they plan for people to use that for like wired internet Have you know have the best USB connection for that Of course, there's where the magic happens with the dock on the inside don't know how well that's showing up on camera But yeah, it's where everything docks in looks pretty cool All right, so we're gonna set that aside And what we got next so what for the cables quick? So this is the USB C charger that comes with the system As you see I do have an extra one here So I might even unbox that because that's exactly what this is And the reason I got two of them is obviously so I could use one with the dock and Then one on the go. This is essentially one upstairs or wherever I happen to be at because I'm not gonna run that dock with me everywhere And I don't want it to unplug it every single time Now as you can see that's a USB C looks like I this is the only USB C thing I have my whole house. So that's why I had to buy an extra one. Yes, it was 30 bucks Yes, I know you can get a cheaper But I wanted to make sure I have one that was graded to output the right amount of power Because not all USB C cables output enough power. I think it's like 12 amps or something. It's so Cool Obviously standard HDMI cable nothing special there and only this Console can I'll put the 4k video codec, but gaming wise only does 1080p So don't expect 4k unless they support 4k Netflix in the future. Aha So this is one of the the I forget what these things are called They slide into the joy-con give you extra buttons. We'll show you what that looks like in a moment And there should be another one of those somewhere thought it came with two. I Know what comes into actually There's the joy-con grip See a little bit of the side rails and how it attaches this does not charge the system in fact That's what I'm missing my charge grip Yeah, I will have to go back in later today and yell at GameStop why I miss my charge grip And why I missed it That's okay. They don't don't believe me don't don't believe me even if they ran out of them They'll believe me and I'll get whatever next one they have coming in not a huge deal That's all my extra set of joy-cons comes in All right, so now let's get to the switch itself Look at that. Oh, I don't want to drop it. All right so First thing notice here. It's small Mm-hmm very small so that's good a size comparison Just to just to show you This is a galaxy s7 Obviously with the with the Otterbox Defender case on there. Look at that. It's barely bigger than that I could definitely fit this thing with all the joy-cons in my pocket easily not that I want to but I could if I had to In a pinch. I got to throw my package.  You got a recessed power button, which I like You know that way you don't bump it when you're trying to mess with the volume and then here's the game cartridge slot Probably I use two hands on this Okay, there's your game cartridge slot That's your air vents up there. You got your side rails Putting the joy-cons on and the bottom you see charger and a couple holes that help guide it into the dock Light yeah, I'm surprised how light that is now Gotta remember these joy-cons are $50 a piece or $80 together and it's because of all the technology They put into it. It's not just like a to a standard controller split with you Because I got this one you got an IR sensor. This lets them sense like Whether it's a triangle Whether you're doing rock paper scissors. I know one game on one to switch it shows You can move your mouth eating a sandwich And it knows if your mouth is open or closed and so it knows all fast reading the sandwich And this one also it doesn't say it on here what might say in the paperwork But it also NFC functionality underneath the stick. So that's where you tap your amiibo's or if you're in other countries I think in Japan they actually have some of their cards you can buy You can tap on it whether it's the gift cards and stuff for the system We do not have that ability in the United States, but it could come This one has I don't even remember what this one has There's something special about this one now. I don't remember they both have motion controls on it But this is also the left one that I guess I'll put it this way for you guys This one is the one that supposedly been having the connection issues So we'll see if that repeats it probably not gonna repeat my office But you know if I once I take this document the upstairs TV.  Yep. What the heck is that for menus? Okay, I think the minus button opens up the map in the rest of the while So here you go in that now for the first time We're gonna slide this bad boy and let's see how well this works, huh? Like I'm just looking at the side I do not see how this thing locks in place because it's got this little button for a lock. Oh Okay, I think I okay. I get it. Well, let's let's hear the switch for the first time. Oh That little click now if the system was on it would actually do like the actual snap from the commercials Oh, yeah. Yeah, only in this mode if you're in stock mode, it doesn't do it But you guys have it. There's the back of the switch Comfortable hands Surprisingly, yeah, I I know I got monster thumbs. I got monster thumbs. Okay, I did that test Well, they don't pop up So anyone who might have watched our last podcast We said we was a concern with the joy cons popping out turns out when the guy dropped it on concrete It actually broke the latch. So so they don't actually don't I'm punching it They don't they don't actually pop off Yes, so There you go. That's the switch The doctor the first time. Oh, I think I should show you the kickstand almost forgot about the kickstand First time opening it. So there we go. All right, so here's where you put your SD card What snaps out only has one position? Seems to be fine on a table like this obviously I don't think you can sit on a couch Think it's got to be a flat surface But there you go. And now we'll put in the doctor the first time Here you go. Nice and easy. Just see how easy just take these joycans off Well, that was smooth. I saw a bad grip on this one Or not. Oh, there we go Nice. I could see how people like just leaning back and playing like that. That's how it's feel. How's it feel in the grip? Oh, yeah, so let's throw one of these on Well it so let's try the grip out quick and we have one of these two I don't know where my other one is what the dig around here if it flew off if it's still in the box I took down because it does come with two of those But let's throw this in the grip Now this is Nintendo solution for a standard controller out of the box This is also the one that makes the dog face There you go so First impression little small Again, I'm not used to my thumbs being able to cross out in the middle here It does feel a little weird my fingers hitting underneath here when you're so used to just going around But I think that's just a minor adjustment as I adjust my hand now to hit these buttons the right way My fingers are kind of curling up along here, so I'm actually not really hitting the joycans that much Everything feels solid So there you have it that is the joycane grip See how smooth those come out. This is nice All right, so I'll show you clicking them back on at the same time Pretty cool One last thing to show you from from this box on the first switch I just want to show you this thing. I think this is the one yep plus and plus. Okay, so slides on so first up There's two these two buttons here that they're sl and sr Yeah, and they're like shoulder buttons in there's a couple games that use it on like the milking game uses it on once you switch and Mario Kart it's gonna be kind of the big one You know see I have two controllers on that not it It does feel a little small, but let's see what happens when I throw this on you get the raised shoulder buttons Okay, that makes a big difference Makes a huge difference having those raised shoulder buttons. We'll see how it isn't gaming Uh, once you switch will probably the first we get to test it on then we have Mario Kart next month Um, we'll really get to see how this works out Cool So there you have it now. There's supposed to be two of these Oh, well, I don't know what the other one is. I will find it.  Just a serious question like yeah, maybe a bit easier than that. That was a bit rough, but But maybe it's because the buttons were stuck in because it's either plastic Anyways until I use it in the game. I can't really fully judge it So there's that so now I will let mr. Eric take over for a second unboxes now He doesn't have to get as thorough since you just saw everything But uh seeing two nintendo switches next to each other It's pretty nice And I can look for my other shoulder. Yeah There's number two I could see why um, it's easy to lose these because they're they aren't even in the same spot. Yeah Okay That's why I didn't know My uh grip grip. Okay, it's a soft camera. Yeah. Yeah No worry folks, I'll edit it. It's great. HDMI Power yeah, it goes back in there I'm not gonna get too too wild with it because I am gonna box it up and go home pretty much right after this So Oh boy Yeah, probably Switch actually again, you're right surprisingly everything is surprisingly light Everything is surprisingly light and apparently loud all right We'll get the whoops and my switch Okay, fine up over here. Apparently All right, my switch Take the joycans out on here Oh one click two clicks Walla switch number two There we go I don't know what else we want to do, but okay, so let's Doc these bad boys. We're getting a doc shot.  All right, so let's push them off to the side. It's mine. That's yours It doesn't really matter which one of these are what?   All right So I'm getting this pro controller out here That is nice and smooth coming off of the joy counts. It is All right, there it is So this supposedly has a 40 hour battery Which is half the battery of the Wii U pro controller 40 hours is way the heck more than you get out of all the other charging things out there. So Buttons have a nice nice feel definitely bigger. You get your traditional d-pad back There's also a locking mechanism on these apparently so oh that could be why okay So, yeah, the locking mechanism on the shoulder buttons. Yeah, that's probably what happened.  We had the c3 controllers Uh The 64 had one. Yeah, see if that I think it was a purple one. Wasn't it? Oh, they had a couple different colors of c through So there you go. That is the pro controller running on a space to save it here Okay, and this is the cable now. I was curious about this one and another length on it um Because if you want to charge and play it's got to be long enough, right? Now because I have two cords I can charge and play anyways because it looks like the cord for the console is really long So I assume the cord in the box is really long but let's see here You say that's about five feet. Yeah looks like I'm about that looks about a five foot usbc cord That's what comes with the pro controller All right And I think that oh you have my box top over there as well The my insert box. Yes So this is just a standard screen protector Cheapest one they got basically the only one they have a game stop right now, but It is the official one. It is light official license by nintendo. So it's not some third party So I'll pop mine open here This really should be one of the first things you do with your system Because these are nice touch screens. It feels like a phone about the brief second that I used it Uh, and just like a phone when I want to use it now It's not tempered glass, but you know looking at this dock. I don't know that I'd want to use tempered glass you know We'll see well, I'll stick with this one for now and then we'll because this is not a tempered glass one as I said So we'll just So there you go.  So last summer show off. I'll set it. I'll set us some money shots where I try to set everything up in the camera um One to switch and the reason why I'm opening this now because there's not really How do you unbox a single game right? Yeah, right? It's not like the zelda where we have the special editions and everything so We're just gonna pop this open and I'm about to do what you probably should oh no No, I got it. You should have to use my teeth on these bad boys all right To switch so there's the front There's the back All right Pop this bad boy open. So there's 28 games. It looks like those game cartridges are tiny.  So I heard some people shaking the breath of the lion ones and it rattles But one to switch does not rattle That does worry me a little bit the board rattles in there, but we'll see I will on our zelda unbox and we'll test that too now There was some people saying that these cartridges taste disgusting um Am I gonna do the taste test? Why not? well Okay, I someone's gonna have to go hold the camera Taste test. I am literally afraid out for watching the guy on kotaku and do it Seriously, how packing to be I'm afraid. I'm like afraid.  I did the cartridge taste test. It's legit. It's pretty gross Whether or not it's intentional or it's just because of some fabrication measure with their plastic. I don't know but Well, I might have to the next official taste test give it to one of my kids and see if it actually deters them All right, folks, and that's gonna do it for our unboxing of two That's right two Nintendo switches. Sorry the angle's worth the best. We are just two people trying to do this But uh, hopefully I edit this and make it look pretty for you guys Time to get that breath of the wild going now


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If, at the turn of the century, you'd come into the dark oak-paneled hallway of a brown stone house at 296 Beacon Street, Boston, but you'd meet first, yes, that's Augustus, the minor bird, and then in the library close to the hearthstone. That's Ming, the Siamese. He glides noiselessly into the conservatory as the maid opens the door. Get along with your old rep for base.  Now, up the long stairway to the second floor, two more members of the family parked sedately on a new opposed. A towel and hummel that tames squirrels.  The place for a man completing all his powers is in the fight. Ah, now let's see. We, uh, we cannot stop from yous or to terrify ourselves with dreams. Yeah, good, I like that. Now at least, and perhaps as long as men dwell in this land, their destiny is to safeguard the ideals of liberty and to... Fanny, there's my collar button. In your collar, dear. I thought it was too, but, uh... It popped out. Too much vibration from your avan's apple. Really? Really, Fanny? Seems to me I wasn't giving it enough drive. Keep it gentle, darling. Persuasive. Imagine you're making love to a woman. In a speech to the Massachusetts Bar Association?  Oh, nonsense. Typical female logic. An old house, having weathered many storms, may look stern and forbidding from the outside. But if it's been occupied by warm and witty people, its interior will smile. For in this old house lives the chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Oliver Wendell Holmes and his lady. Fanny! Fanny, have I no collar buttons at all? Well, that's odd. I was sure I put some stairs in this chifonere. The screws of yours, they've been in here snooping again. My? My squirrels have more sense than to put a collar button in the nest. I think how uncomfortable it would be. Well, I might do. I can't have my collar popping out every time I clean the throat. There you are, see? All right, yes. Here, will this do it? It's a stud from my collar. Let me try it. All right. Oh, look, Fanny, look, be careful. Hold still, will you? There. What will you do? Oh, I don't need it. Debbie Raymond is coming to spend the evening with me, and when we girls begin talking, I like plenty of room for my vocal cords. There, now, is that going to do? Oh, I suppose so. Now, where was I? Oh, you'd, uh, you'd reach the part about man's destiny being liberty. All right, now, let's see. The flag has got a bit of bunting to one who insists on prose, yet its red is all like fire. It's a fire! Where? Well, it must be close by. They're slowing down. Well, yes, I can see the lights in the sky. Look, Fanny, come on, come on! Oliver Wendell Holmes, you're not stepping out of this house without your tie. Oh, the devil with it. They'll wait for us. They always do. But, Fanny, Fanny... Never mind. Stand still, stand still. Oh, no, Fanny, I've never seen a woman quite so deliberate in tying a tie. It's a white one. It takes longer. Well, they won't wait for us this time. There, now, that's a passable boat. All right. Now, get your hat while I find my bonnet. Here it is. Yes, good. All right, I hope it's that hole I saw on the corner. Oh, it's much closer. The engines had a sort of intimate sound as if they were about to pay a call. Why? Why, it's the Wiggles' way. What? Why don't you think so? Well, come on. Personally, I hope it's one of your old flames. Oh, no, no, no, Fanny, not puns at a time like this. I promise. Oh, are you tired? Certainly not. You? Look at us. 60-year-old fogies. How many people of 30 could keep up with us? Smug. If I'm not, I'm just happy. Wendell, please! We forgot to bring your speech. Well, I... I'm not going back for it now. Can you remember? Certainly. Where was I? The flag's red is our lifeblood. Right, Fanny. Right. It stars our world. It's blue, our heaven. We must fix our eyes upon the ideal it represents and get there if we can. You've never spoken a truer word in all your life. Get there if we can. Here, come in.  Wendell's gone to make a speech. He's saying... I taught him the old joke about Caesar in his triumphal entry into Rome. Don't you remember? Little urchin at the edges of the crowd kept calling, your crown's on crooked, your crown's on crooked. I'm trying to think you're the urchin here, Fanny. Perhaps. Now come and sit here by the fire. Oh, you can't guess what's happened tonight. Well, you're positively bubbling over. What is it? I'm so excited. Tom Wildey from New York. He... he... Oh, Fanny, can you imagine being proposed to by telegraph? Debbie, you... you don't mean it. Oh, isn't it wonderful? Oh, you're going to be very happy. I know you are. If our marriage is even a spirit as happy as yours, Fanny, I'd be satisfied. You know, there's something so romantic about you two. If you were on a perpetual honeymoon... Fanny, that's what Wendell says. Well, isn't it true? Debbie, when we lived in this house with Wendell's father, I was really only a guest. Now that it is my home, and my brilliant Wendell is making a name for himself, I realize it's too late. I've grown old, Debbie. I'm dreadfully afraid of people. I'm... I'm eccentric. Out of style. Oh, that's utter nonsense. Suppose you do wear bonnet to stiff collars. Well, you can style all your own. And you're not old either of you. You're probably the two most constructive spirits in Boston. Well, Wendell is at any rate. You must stop underestimating yourself. My dear, nothing can destroy one's sense of importance quite so thoroughly. As years of tagging along after I handsome such a great man. Fanny! Fanny, where are you? Here we are, Wendell, in the library. Oh, good evening, Debbie. Good evening, sir. Fanny, my dear, you better start packing bird cages right away. Packing? Why? We're going to Washington. Oh, not permanently. A justice at the Supreme Court of the United States is in it for life. I hear... Wendell knows. Fanny, yes.  But, uh, it's you who'll decide, Fanny. Of course you'll accept. You couldn't do anything else. Uh, thank you, Fanny. Well, it's what you were saying in your speech tonight. The place for a man complete in all his powers is in the fight.  Thank you, Fanny, dear. Thank you. You've said just what I wanted to know. Oh, you see, Fanny? Oh, my goodness, Wendell, they have a great deal of social life, don't they?  We'll be dining with statesmen, wearing tails, white satin. Oh, dear, I know, I know. Yeah, at your home. You're deliberately trying to frighten her out of her way. No, no, I'm not. I'm merely trying to make her face reality. Oh, Wendell, how can I go? Why? Why, I look like an abandoned farm in Maine. Sure as a shambles, this house. Oh, calm yourself, Mary. Well, I'd like to know what you've been doing with yourself, Jim Daharty, for six mortal days while the Mrs. and I was getting to Washington. We'll have it all shaken to a shake. Ah, to a shake. Never mind, Mary. I know the house looks dreadful. But we have plenty of time. I'm told in the South they have more hours in a day. Twenty-six, I think it is. I would like some cooperation to get in these books so I can reach them from the desk. All right, all right. Well, excuse me for asking, Mum, but what I'd like to know is why haven't we any coal? It's colder than Kelsey's bald head in the blizzard. Jim? Yes, Mum? Is there really such a coal shortage? Didn't you tell the company it was for Judge Holmes? I went to three companies, Ma'am, and they all just shook their heads. Couldn't get it here today.  They did. Did you hear that, Wendell? What's all this fire fun about it? After 60 years, Wendell, we have achieved a life where your father's name is of no value except as you make it so. Oh, no. Not company. Not so soon. I'll go, Mrs. Well, we've got to get this room in order. Jim, Wendell, please. Can't you at least help me pack these books up? Everyone's aware that moving is a messy business, Fanny. Oh, what shall we do? It's so cold up here. Well, we'll suggest very politely that they keep the top coats on. Mrs. is the young man. Said his name is Mr. Charles Paul. Said he's expected. Who on earth is that, Wendell? My new secretary, law student. Going to be very valuable, very valuable. Well, I hope he has a talent for wangling coal. Send him up, Mary. Oh, yes. Wendell is Secretary of the School. Yes, very ingenious plan. I hope to have a new secretary every year, fresh from the graduating class. He'll have the benefit of working nearly highest court in the land and I'll have someone with a modicum of intelligence. And I'll have someone to take me shopping. I think it's a delightful idea. Mr. Paul, sir. Well, young fella, come in and make yourself at home. This is Mrs. Holmes, the real justice in the family. You will find that he feels more comfortable when he's battering me. How do you do, Mr. Paul? Mrs. Holmes, it's wonderful to be here. Good evening, sir. Good evening, good evening. I hope you're not pleased to death. There was a messenger at your door just as I arrived, sir. Oh. I took the liberty of bringing this in. Oh, thank you. It's a letter from the White House. Should I have done that? My boy, if we would be worthy of the past, we must find new fields for action and make ourselves new careers. Quote. Oh, W. Holmes. Here it is, sir. Oh, thank you. Wendell. Wendell, we've got a son. You mind being adopted, Mr. Paul? Not if you'll call me Charles. Fanny. Fanny, we're invited to dinner at the White House. Oh, formal. The White House? Tales and White Satin Wendell? I'm afraid so. Let me see. President, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt takes pleasure, et cetera, et cetera. Not this Friday night. Not so soon. I suppose you haven't got a thing to wear. You are so right. Well, then look here. Let's enlist our land here to help you shop, eh? Great, sonny. Agreed, sir. Dear, can't I think of some other excuse? Oh, Fanny, you cannot. And whose crown is uncrooked now? This is the justice, and Mrs. Oliver Wendell holds. I can't. I can't go through with it. Oh, yes, you can, Fanny. You're wearing my violet. She can't lose. Besides Theodore Roosevelt, there's no ogre. Here he comes now. Our guest, Sylvanor. Delighted. Mr. President, may I present my wife, Mrs. Holmes? Delighted, madam. Thank you, sir. Oh, Mr. Roosevelt, are there any ambassadors here tonight? No. We decided to let foreign affairs just go hang for the evening. Why? Well, my husband told me when we came to Washington, I'd have ambassadors kissing my hands. It isn't exactly an old Boston custom, you know, and I am a bit frightened. Calm your fears, madam. Tonight you go into dinner with a mere president who asked only that you take his arm. Mr. Roosevelt, your wish is my command. Now, if the justice will say the same thing to me when he's on the bench, everything will be just bully, eh? We hold it as he believes in your point of view, Mr. President. For example, she's been trying to talk me to eating pastips for years. You don't believe in them? As we stay down east, Mr. President, don't hold with them. It's very, very easy. Tell me, Mrs. Holmes, have you seen much of Washington since you arrived? Mrs. Holmes has been rather busy getting us settled in our house. Ah, then some of our Washington people have called on you, I daresay. Oh, yes. I met quite a number of congressmen's wives. You found the lady's pleasant? Mr.  I say, that's the best one I've heard in years, Mrs. Holmes. Hey, nurse, oh, these affairs are always dull. Unless one finds a kindred spirit, may I choose you? You're the president. How can I refuse? I say, aren't we having a good time? Aren't we, though? You are listening to the justice and the lady, starring Dorothy Gish as Fanny Dixwell Holmes and Basil Rathbone as Oliver Wendell Holmes on the Cavalcade of America sponsored by the depart company, maker of better things for better living through chemistry. In Washington on the Supreme Court Mr. Justice Holmes began cutting his impressions deep into the pattern of American life by his penetrating and brilliant descending opinions. While Fanny continued quietly to make his home his castle and each year to adopt a new young son another new secretary down from Harvard. Well the justice and his lady were growing older. I do wish you'd hurry Wendell you oughtn't to race about at the last minute doing things to your blood pressure. I feel fit 21 and ready to go. Of course you do dear you have a very pleasant evening in prospect. I don't know rather expected to be disappointing. Let's see who was it said the man who believes his fooling others merely is fooling himself. Oliver Wendell Holmes? His cliches aren't quite some monumental. Oh it must be very exasperating to know that the older you grow the handsomer you become. Oh that sheer ball-faced flattery. No what do you expect? Going calling on your old sweetheart I want you to think of me at least once during the evening. I understand she's still very beautiful. I don't know Fanny as a matter of fact I think she looked like an old woman. Oh all right you win as always. Well good night Fanny dear you'll wait up. By that antique lock and bar there must be something that I can. Yes I think I know. Stanley oh Stanley. Here I am Mrs. Holmes. Good I want your opinion on a very vital question. Was there something wrong? No but when a handsome old gentleman leaves his poor faithful wife at home while he goes calling on an ancient sweetheart well he he deserves reprisals don't you think? Well yes I suppose so. Where's the opinion the judge takes to court tomorrow? Here it is. My it looks so beautifully moot. Let's see. When men have realized the time has upset many fighting states. Is there a blotter anywhere? Why yes but. Good it has a nice big blot pervinc on it. Let's just cut it in the inside out of the blotter place it on the first page in a likely spot so the judge you'll think the ink was really spilled on it. You'll be furious. Here we are. Let's see. Truth is the only ground upon which man's wishes safely can be carried out. Those are important words Stanley. I know. And you feel we shouldn't tamper with him even by playing a harmless trick. I'm afraid I do Mrs. Holmes. I'm glad you do because you're young and you'll live to see his words at worst. If it's sometimes it seems to you that I'm disrespectful well it's only because a great man must always have an urgent at the end of his triumph to tell him his crown is on cooking. Anything always. What's the matter? Are you embarrassed to be seen out driving with an old lady in a wonderful one-horse shape? I know Mrs. Holmes of course not. Most young men in your set wouldn't be caught riding in anything less elegant than a bear cat's step. Well I. If you could see the look on your face. I'm sorry. I suppose I can't help being old-fashioned. And frankly I'm terrified of motor cars. Irving do people laugh at me for clinging to my bonnet and my buggy? Tell me I won't mind. Why? I really don't think people would dare laugh. Oh dear. Isn't it that bad? I mean the judge he's well you're both very impressive people Mrs. Holmes. You don't realize how famous you are. Nonsense. I'll wager you the next man we see along the road has never heard of my husband. It's the best. There's a man just stopped to fix his tires. Shall we ask him? He'll be ill-tempered. He's been betrayed by the machine age. But that makes it all the better. Oh sir. Sir would you mind answering your question for me? What was that? I just wanted to ask if you'd ever heard of anyone named Oliver Wendell Holmes. Huh? Oliver? Oh, oh, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Sure. He's that new young judge who got on the Supreme Court. Thank you. Thank you very much sir. Irving let's go back to town and get your car right away. Why Mrs. Holmes? I don't understand. Well if people think Wendell's a new young judge I'm going to learn to drive a soft fair cat. Good morning Mrs. Holmes. Well good morning Shelfen. Hasn't the judge been down to breakfast yet? No, no ma'am. I haven't seen him and I guess you haven't seen the times yet have you? No. Wait a minute. I've got it right here. Here we are. They've repitted the speech he made yesterday. Now listen. I do not lose hope. I think it's probable that civilization somehow will last as long as I care to look ahead. Bread to greatness and splendor by science. That man may have cosmic destinies he does not understand. And so beyond the vision of battling races and an impoverished earth I catch a dreaming glimpse of peace. Oh gosh. I take it you wish to join my admiration for the judge society.  Gathering crumbs from the table. Yes I know how lucky I am.  No I'm the court gesture that's all. You'll find it out after you've been here a while. Well I I don't understand. I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't have said it that way but sometimes it's a bit of fact for a woman to face that the great man in her life would be just as great without her. The judge would speak his great speeches just the same if I weren't here. He would make his decisions in court be just as well liked and might even be almost as happy. Oh no. You'll notice I said almost as happy. I'll find it Wendell just hold your horses. You see I some I have some egotism. I know he needs me for the little things. I told Bandai he was nearly suffering from the pessimism of youth. Yes a young whippersnapper like Judge Bandai only 64. Aren't you going to say anything. I mean a happy birthday or some of you sort one. I'm really ashamed to Wendell the cook as ill. We can't celebrate at home tonight. I'm just terribly disappointed. You mean we got to go out for dinner. Don't bother to change there. We'll go someplace quiet and come home early 80 years. Oh well. I guess it's time to begin thinking about coming home early. I'm already any time you are all right. Give a man time to smoke a cigar at least with you. Fanny. Fanny. Well the devil are my cigars. I'm sure I don't know dear. Have you looked downstairs. I have not. I can swear left me the door up here. Well come on let's go down and look. I don't know why we can't have tobacco kept in the room where I usually smoke seems a little thing to us. Man my age concentrates all day long. He likes to come home and find things in place especially when he can't even have a sip of champagne on his eight years birthday and has to go out for dinner. Give me Fanny I completely forgot to give you these windows. After all I'm not the only one that's 80 around here. Must you remind me what he is. Man comes home on his birthday can't even find his cigars. Try the dining room why don't you know what they're doing in there. I didn't leave them there. Black Son of Satan doesn't have to be the dark in here. Can't we have a little light. Well where's the switch Fanny.  Hey you. Have any of you seen my hair my. Managed to get all our time together the one time you fangled my You can catch and call the telephone. And Cook Cook's not down with something. I mean, we're all going to dine together at home. Cook's never been healthier in her life. And here's champagne. Come on, boys.  We'll have a drink, shall we? Come on, we'll have a drink. Come on, Mary. Join us in a toast to the judge. It's a right, Mum. Didn't you suspect anything when you came home? Oh, well, come to think of it, you know, that, uh, that she-devil did act pretty suspiciously. I've been acting like a suspicious character all my life. But of course, you've been too busy to realize. I've had my eye on you for some time ago. My glass, Mrs. One for you, sir. Thank you, Mary. Happy birthday, Mr. Joseph. Yes. Yes. She's a happy one, madam. It is. Now, I-I'd like to have you all join me in a toast. To you, Wendell. No, my dear. No, no, not this time. Gentlemen, to the lady without whom I should never have survived for 80 or 60, nor yet 30 years. Her smile has been my lyric, her understanding, the rhythm of the stanza. She's been the spring wherefrom I have drawn the power to write the words.  Gentlemen, to the lady who wears the crown. Oh, thank you, Wendell. And, Wendell, it is on straight. Very straight. Now, it's Bill Hamilton of the DuPont Company. Now and then, you see automobiles on the road that are real old timers, 20, even 25 years old. They must have been pretty good cars when they were built, or they wouldn't still be running. But compared with a 1948 car, their motors were cumbersome and inefficient, and they used to knock like a shoemaker's hammer when they climbed a bad hill. It was tetraethyl lead, a product of chemical science that helped to solve the problem of knocking. 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