Perceptions and the gift of being labeled high maintenance.
pic courtesy of fashables.com “High maintenance,” a passerby shouts from an opened window of a twin-dually pickup watching as I drag a 100 foot soaker hose across my front lawn. “Whew, heavy duty maintenance,” echoes from behind as I walk out of…
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Everything I’ve learned in aviation has taught me to think ahead. Hundreds of miles down the road. Plan in order to be prepared, learn to anticipate every possible outcome. While this strategy is incredibly useful in flying, it doesn’t translate so well…
Reminiscing…
pic courtesy of Google Images Do you miss flying? Rarely does a week pass that I’m not confronted with this question. Logical enough, since it was the career I chose. One I eventually left. Funny how long it has taken me to…
Gratitude and Moving Forward
Hempe computer. I whisper just before climbing from of bed. The shaman return-to-me energy I’ve put out in the universe everyday since December 17th. D-day at my house. The morning three robbers hurled a cinder block through a living room window…
“Top Gun” 3D IMAX–Wide screen insight into writing a time-tested story
“Talk to me Goose,” the world renowned fighter pilot known as “Maverick” says as his F-14 Tomcat tears across the floor to ceiling screen during the remastered release of “Top Gun” on the film’s twenty-fifth anniversary. The Red Baron and I eagerly…
Resolutions
pic compliments of NWF Daily News. I’m behind. I mean as far as setting some goals for the year. Have to admit I started jotting a list a few weeks back, but somehow this year the usual lose the final five pounds,…
The Twelve Days of Christmas-Under Construction
One the twelfth day of Christmas the UPS man returned to me, one stolen generator…pic compliments of Google Eleven hundred or the best offer Ten eager sellers Nine local pawn shops Eight self-defense moves Seven sessions of target practice A six digit…
The Twelve Days of Christmas-Under Construction
Eleven hundred or the best offer Ten eager sellers Nine local pawn shops Eight self-defense moves Seven sessions of target practice A six digit passcode FIVE motion spotlights Four wiring technicians Three multi-lock keys Two books of mug shots And a half-opened…
Twelve Days of Christmas-Under Construction
Ten eager sellers Nine local pawn shops Eight self-defense moves Seven sessions of target practice A six digit passcode FIVE motion spotlights Four wiring technicians Three multi-lock keys Two books of mug shots And a half-opened overhead door.
Twelve Days of Christmas-Under Construction
Nine local pawn shops Eight self-defense moves Seven sessions of target practice A six digit passcode FIVE motion spotlights Four wiring technicians Three multi-lock keys Two books of mug shots And a half-opened overhead door.