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NOT Short!

All of you that think you are the only one that suffers from depression, the blues, the blaahs, laziness, lack of motivation, etc…, pay attention.  Today was my day (again…). I had some errands to run early this morning in Albuquerque.  My errands didn’t go so great so, while I was in the big city,… [Read More]

Godspeed Neil

I lost one of my greatest hero’s this weekend – Neil Armstrong. I spent my early years being TOTALLY in awe of aviation and space. There was no doubt, I would be an astronaut one day.  Obviously, Neil was the figure head behind NASA and the space program for many years. However; there were many other… [Read More]

Flying Emma

I met a gentleman named Emma (Emmanuel) who is from Uganda.  He had just arrived in the USA to continue his college education and is staying with some friends.  He is 29 years old, very intelligent and very interesting to talk with. As you can imagine, his perspective is very different than ours.  We are… [Read More]

Advocacy

It’s interesting to me that there are people that want to regulate every possible activity, no matter what it is.  I see this predominantly in firearms and aviation but I am now starting to see it in cycling as well. There have been several unfortunate accidents in general aviation this summer. This has gotten a… [Read More]

Faith?

Give the following article a read and then tell me who has more faith – an atheist/evolutionist or one the believes in God and intelligent design! http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/14/13-incredibly-lucky-earth-facts/ For someone to believe that all these things (plus millions/billions more) accidentally occurred in the exactly necessary way and time, they must have REAL faith. Sorry, it’s hogwash –… [Read More]

Not Human??

Sadly, I have failed the test – I am not human. I thought I was but apparently not.  I tried to register myself on a forum/message board today and could not pass the two “prove you are a human” questions.  They seemed easy enough but after SIX attempts, I gave up.  I’d tell you which forum… [Read More]

Workshop

My garage/workshop has been an absolute mess for far too long.  A couple years ago when my life got flipped upside down, I stopped caring about it and I stopped doing anything in it except piling more stuff.  I have been trying to fix that (and many other things) over the last few weeks. I… [Read More]

Step-Father

I received word today that my step-father passed away last night. I haven’t seen him in ten years nor spent any significant time with him in probably twenty years so I am shocked at the pain I feel. Jerry was a great guy. He had his issues – don’t we all. He cared for me during… [Read More]

Irish Soda Bread

Some friends and I went out for dinner on St. Patrick’s day. The restaurant was reported to be good but we found the food a total bust.  We had a great time nonetheless and really enjoyed each other’s company.  During our conversation, we decided that we would all get together for a real Irish feast… [Read More]

Delays

I’ve figured it out!!  I do not like delays.  Another situation has arisen that is similar to my complaining here. A package was sent to me in New Mexico from Seattle, WA via USPS (United States Postal Service). They day it was to arrive here (a Saturday), it didn’t.  I waited, nothing on Monday. I… [Read More]