What the Hell Is an Egg Cream?
About 70 years ago, in a galaxy far away called Flushing in Queens, NYC, there was Jack’s Station Sweet Shop, an ice cream, candy, newspaper, cigarette store and luncheonette. I…
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April 14, 2024
Automobile Adventures
Once upon a time, there was no GPS. You needed to at least glance at a road map. It’s about 1963. I had driven from Charleston to DC to visit…
April 14, 2024
How To Get Expelled From The Cockpit
The basic C-130 cockpit crew (circa 1965) is the Aircraft Commander (AC)/Pilot, Co-pilot, Flight Engineer, and moi, the Navigator. The crew I dreaded the most was an ancient Lieutenant Colonel…
April 10, 2024
The Airlift Grab Bag
Uncertainty--a word which was intertwined in many parts of the job of the Charleston AFB C-130 navigator, circa 1965. It was also what made the job interesting, annoying, challenging, rewarding,…
April 9, 2024
Quietude
What does an 85-year old retired Air Force colonel and long time educator do at 2 AM Monday? He has just awakened from his first short nap of the night.…
April 8, 2024
Unintended Consequences 2
Once upon a time (circa 1998), iPhones didn’t exist. Cell phones were rare. And generally, when the duty day was over, you were off. I was working late at the…
April 7, 2024
Statute of Limitations
What’s the Statute of Limitations on dumb-ass things a group of pre- high school boys would do in Flushing, NY (a city within the City of New York, in the…
April 5, 2024
Lajes AB, Azores
I've mentioned before that one thing I loved about the C-130 Hercules ( Herk) was its short legs. It needed to land and get fuel frequently. Ergo. I got to…
April 2, 2024
Two Different Worlds
How did a lovely lady from Orangeburg, SC pair up with a self-righteous Yankee from New York? Our early lives couldn’t have been more different, but we merged into a…
March 31, 2024
How to Get Free Pizza
Specifically, how to get a free pizza in NYC circa 1950. First ya gotta be about 10-12 years old. Then ya gotta be able to cry on internal cue. Ya…
March 29, 2024