But try as we might, we simply can't do this all ourselves. We're smart guys (and girls) but we don't have all the answers or ideas. CadetStuff has always relied on contributions from our readers to make this mess work and lately the inbox has been pretty empty. So, at this point we're begging--and sweetening the pot. Yep, it's back to that pathetic tactic of bribing contributing authors with CadetStuff swag. Back in the day, we must have given away fifty t-shirts. It wasn't cheap, but we had articles popping up like dandelions. The specifics have yet to be worked out, but from next month on, contributing authors will get something (and nothing's bad when it's got Spacedog on it!). So warm up those keyboards and send your Stuff along!

Moving right along, it's FebruaryStuff! ... Cadet Jared Deisinger finally gets to see his article on these hallowed pages: check out his 'On Leadership'. We hope it was worth the wait, Sparky! ... We've located a 1971 treatise on the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program and Aerospace Education written by none other than CAP's legendary "Father of the modern Cadet Program", John V. "Jack" Sorenson. Read it yourself and find out why one of Matt Hoyza's favorite sayings is "You're no Jack Sorenson". ... Speaking of Hoyza: Matt takes time away from his busy schedule of producing the next generation of Spaatzen to shoot a little wisdom our way with another chapter in his well-respected "Leading the Way" series. ... Yet another smart guy thinks he found an error in one of Dr. Drill's columns. How does the Doctor deal with him? How about an extra-deep examination, buddy? ... The only poem the we know begins with "There once was a man from Nantucket...", but John Knowles seems to be channeling Walt Whitman (or maybe Dr. Seuss?) with this verse, an ode to the aged, or a Greek urine, or something ... It's a bird, it's a plane, it's CAP in space! Yes, you read that right: CAP in space! Check out the MOWG's Charles R. Long Squadron's version of PROJECT MANHIGH with a digital camera and some cool radio gear. ... And speaking of space, did you ever wonder if there really was a face on Mars, or if eggs do spin on end during the Equinox or if the moon really was made of green cheese? Well, we've got a site for you, bubba: Bad Astronomy!

But that's not all, kids! We've got something up our sleeves. Watch this space in the next couple weeks for an extra special treat. Ta ta for now, we've got a golf course to mangle! Nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh...