Flight Surgeon Glam
Midway through my FAA physical (the medical exam pilots need to make their ratings valid) my flight surgeon got a phone call. She apologized profusely and said the number belonged to one of her ex-patients. (Her eighty-two-year-old father). Last year she refused to renew his medical when she discovered he was secretly taking high…
Read MoreAwards Show Glam II
A few of you wrote wanting a little more insight into my night at the National Board of Review (including a picture of my rainbow chin). So here is the long version. Awards show glam–revisited At 6:05 I stepped out of the elevator and hurried across the lobby to the spinning door. (I…
Read MoreNorthern Lights Tracker-Russia
picture compliments of Rolf Hicker The sun has a heartbeat and it pulses strongly every eleven years. Since 2013-20124 are considered to be the window for the next “big-beat” consider the extrodinary aurora activity this year just as heavy palputations.
Read MoreNorthern Lights Tracker-Michigan
Picture courtesy of Google Images Geomagnetic storms are caused by the solar wind (a stream of high energy, high temperature particles that move so fast they can escape the sun’s gravitational pull) This pulse of electrons and protons interacts with the earth’s magnetic field, collides, and then lights the sky with the billiant glow of…
Read MoreNorthern Lights Tracker-Alaska
picture courtesy of Google Images The Cree Indians called the painted sky the “Dance of the Spirits”. Some North American Inuit intrepret the weaving ribbons as football players and claim the spirts of the dead are playing ball with the head of a walrus. (the Inuit must have settled in Oklahoma–everything always comes back to football) In other…
Read MoreNorthern Lights Tracker-Finland
picture courtesy of Google images The physics phenomen that takes place 50 to 200 miles (264,000-1.056 million feet-Yish!) above the earth is named after the Roman goddess of dawn Aurora and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas.
Read MoreNorthern Lights Tracker-North America
Picture compliments of Google The geomagnetic pole is now over northeastern greenland. All you “aurora chasers” pack up your families. Road Trip.
Read MorePredictor-Glam
Although designed to save valuable seconds, smart phone predictors often times cause chaos. Be vigilant when choosing names. (especially for children) A friend of mine has an acquaintance name “Ducker” but every time she keys her iPhone, the predictor changes it to “Fucker” (It’s probably the same for “Tucker” or “trucker”. Regardless, pretty massive misstep,…
Read MoreCom-uni-glam
*Note to self: Never assume everyone else sees things as you do. We all come from different cultures, backgrounds and places on the planet. In order to get your point across, be clear and specific. *Words from the universal translator: No need visit to Mars or Venus to discover age, gender, and religion can add…
Read MoreSports-Man Glam
Man meets man Man conquers man Man goes brain dead from watching twenty-four-hour SportsCenter Women Inherit the earth *Note to self: Don’t sabotage yourself. Stop nagging the screen zombies. *The clock is running : Four days until the BCS Championship Game. E.L. Chappel author of Risk Learning to think before I speak aka The Glamorous…
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