Archive for March 2012
Star Light, Star Bright
picture compliments of EarthSky.org Tonight: If you have binoculars check out the “earthshine” the darkened, shadowy side of the crescent moon. The hazy glow is actually caused by light reflected from the earth. (Good to know our bright city lights are enhancing instead of just blocking the sky show.) Drag your magnified line-of-sight to the…
Read MoreBlue Book Glam (formerly named Broken Down Glam)
How not to take care of out of town guests. Dressed in black tie best, my girlfriend sat in the back seat with her husband beaming in a brand new dress. The Red Baron steered our vintage black sedan (we affectionally call U-571, a boat-looking submarine that tends to seek out deep water) into the…
Read MorePersonal Minimums
Timing is everything. I mean, do you ever notice that just when you’re dangling by a thread, nerves completely shot, certain that there’s no possible end to the high speed sprint required just to get through the list for the day, someone crosses your chaotic path and casually mentions the very words you need to…
Read MoreBack of the Bus Glam II
Mid-stride in my lifelong pursuit of becoming a stronger communicator, I’d figured I would share how l’ve learned to respond to the “top ten things not to say to a pilot/corporate spouse riding in the back of a plane”. Before I had tools, practical skills to eloquently handle my tongue, my knee-jerk responses could have…
Read MoreBack of the (air) Bus Glam
When I gave up driving in the front (my lifelong career as a corporate pilot) for riding in the back (now I’m most commonly referred to as the “Red Baron’s wife”–different, but not awful; I’ve always kind of felt a kinship with Snoopy and the Peanuts gang.) I expected changes. But I had no idea…
Read MoreDuct Tape Glam
Like most jobs, flying taught me many practical things. Flying for years with Vietnam veterans, however, equipped me with skills I fall back on just about everyday. The Huey helicopter turned jet jocks always said when all else fails grab the thousand-mile-an-hour tape. Practical uses for duct tape: (of the non-flying variety of course)…
Read MoreRodeo Glam
Houston Texas, second day of the month long rodeo, Kid Rock steps on stage in front of nearly 50,000 people, pauses and then recognizes the men and women of our armed forces. When I scanned the crowd, a sea of uniforms climbed to their feat. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, thousands strong, all stood…
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