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First Flight

Note from JD: This post goes back to early 2012. For a variety of reasons, I was hesitant to post it until now.  Another note from JD: I posted my thoughts here on aircraft transitions. I purchased my Vans RV-3B from a local builder. The plane had been flying for a couple years but, due… [Read More]

Quote of the Day

I flew to breakfast this morning.  It was a chilly morning but the flight was oh so wonderful! Upon returning, I shutdown in front of my house. A septic tank pump truck (pooh pumper) was working at the neighbors place. The fellow yells over: Hey! That looks like my Jeep – it’s all chromed out! Lotsa bling!… [Read More]

Fast-N-Slow

The local light aircraft group had a little breakfast get together/fly-in recently.  I snapped the following shot of a local fellow’s Subaru powered Pietenpol Air Camper.  It is a great plane and he flies ALL THE TIME!  Amazes me! Guess which one is fast and which one is slow?? Click the image for a larger… [Read More]

New Bike!

About a month ago, I decided that it was time for a new bicycle. My existing bike  (Schwinn Impact Pro) was very old (25 years??). It was still working great and the steel frame was plenty stout.  The problem that I was having was that it was so old that upgrading components was very hard…. [Read More]

Painting Mason Jars

How cool is this:  http://pinterest.com/pin/124341639683224561/ I’m not artsy-fartsy but still think these painted Mason jars look really swell! **Photo from http://www.etsy.com

Cannot Help The Poor

I saw this quote recently, had to share… You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting… [Read More]

Review: Shimano PD-M424 Pedal

The issue: Firstly, my cheapo pedals were falling apart. Secondly, I was finding toe clips to be less than ideal on mountain trails. Pedals are one of the many bicycle components that everyone has an opinion about and it seems no two people agree – ok, there aren’t that many options.  I really wanted to try… [Read More]

Just Listen

There is a must-read post over at FatCyclist (actually, most of them are must-reads!) – it is titled My Cancer Story: Guest Post by Jenni Laurita. This quote from Jenni was one of several that really hit home with me: “If I could impart anything to the world through this forum it’s this: ask how… [Read More]

Aircraft Video Camera

I received a great question: “Please tell me how the camera is mounted.  I want to mount one on my RV-4 for a trip over Monument Valley.” I got to looking around and realized that I have never shown how I mount my camera.  I was shocked! Most of my video capture has been done… [Read More]

Airborne Sunrise

I took these photos while enroute to Grants, NM for breakfast a few days back.  I was flying west looking back towards the Monzano and Sandia mountain ranges. Gorgeous sunrise!!