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Progress
Sometimes progress is very welcome, sometimes, not. When things are modified, no matter what those “things” might be, sometimes it is good, sometimes, not so much. WordPress made some changes that made the job of writing blogs much easier for … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged computers, frustrations, progress, the Internet, writing blogs
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The Loss of the Buffalo Gal
Last night I had a long conversation with my sister-in-law, Kay. We talked about the “coincidences” in life which defied explanation. There are so many instances and events in each of our lives bordering on the unbelievable. Then I woke … Continue reading
This Morning
Every April 18 when I wake up in the morning, I immediately think of a particular group of 80 men who seemingly did the impossible. If not for them, this world as we know it today might not be. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History
Tagged 80 men, Air Force, April 18 1942, B-25B Mitchell bomber, Carroll V. Glines, China, Dick Cole, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, Japan, Jimmy Doolittle, military service, Navy, Richard Cole, Robert Considine, suicide mission, Ted W. Lawson, the Army Air Corps, The Last Raider, the USS Hornet, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, This Morning, World War II
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Unbelievable – The 747 Is Retired
The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine recently published an article about the last flight of the airline workhorse, the Boeing 747. You can find the Smithsonian’s article by following this link: https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/queen-skies-retires-180967588/ It is an interesting report. In the summer of 1969, I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged a parent’s worst nightmare, a teenager with a drivers’ license, a teenager with a pilots’ license, inexperienced pilots, memories, National Airlines, Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine, the Boeing 747, the last flight, the summer of 1969, time passing so quickly, Unbelievable - The 747 Is Retired
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A Terrible Week
This was a terrible week. It just goes to show we are only along for the ride. None of us knows what life will bring. Spiritually, the only thing we have is today. We have all our yesterdays, some more than … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged a horrific week, collision at sea, damage assessment, General Quarters, honor, man overboaord, Navy, our last, our yesterdays, sailors, shipmates, today, tomorrow, USS Fitzgerald
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