One Piece of Advice
Tomorrow I turn 85. God is good!! Please listen up if you’re 20 years or more younger than me; and pass this on to any younger folks you care about…
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March 23, 2024
Sitcom continues
Yay, it’s the first day of spring. The heat is on and working. However, a few days ago our AC went kaput. It was 75 outside. My AC was set…
March 20, 2024
Reflections
Wow! By the grace of God, I will be 85 years old in less than a week. That, by itself, is a minor miracle. On September 21, 2000, I Had…
March 19, 2024
How to avoid close shaves – part deux
1. Do not accept “Flight Plan Fuel Load”. OK. Here’s my challenge. How to ‘splain this slightly complex factor in a simple, entertaining, accurate fashion.Well, here goes. In Military Airlift Command…
March 16, 2024
How to avoid Close Shaves
1. Do not ride on your buddy’s handlebars. Remember inertia. When he stops short at intersection to avoid oncoming car. You will be propelled from handlebar to middle of intersection…
March 15, 2024
The Story of Us
First, how we met was totally controlled by fate, fortune and dumb luck. I was a rookie, Air force lieutenant, finishing Navigator Training in Texas. The system in place in…
March 14, 2024
A Tribute to St Louis circa 1976
For better or worse, the centerpiece of the latter part of my Air Force career was Scott AFB in southern Illinois, near St Louis, Missouri ( 19 miles). I had…
March 12, 2024
The 30 Four Freshmen
Here’s a quick note about something I just learned and found intriguing, even though it’s obvious if you give it some thought.In the past year I’ve been focused on the…
March 10, 2024
Dumb vs Smart
How the hell did we survive to age 30?Here are some dumb ass things I did from pre teen til 30 (maybe 50). 1. Riding on my buddy’s handlebar. There’s…
March 9, 2024
It’s a Wonderful Life
God is great!! He has blessed me and my beautiful wife, Marjorie, with an absolutely wonderful, long life, epitomized by the last couple of weeks. First, on February 7, we…
February 20, 2024