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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Veteran's Day 2010
When you’re a kid you really have no idea about the meaning behind Veteran’s Day. It is just another of those days in November, except that on the 11th, the old guys who were soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines get … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged a friend, A Pittance of Time, airmen, basic training, camaraderie, Canada, combat, devotion to country, Marines, Memorial Day, military service, OCS, peacetime, sailors, soldiers, Terry Kelly, the pleasure of their company, Veteran’s Day, Veteran’s Day 2010, “The Great War”
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They Are in Trouble Again
Uh-oh, it seems something happened and now everyone is pointing fingers at others and no one appears to know the true story. Apparently someone released some sort of weapon about 35 miles off the coast of California late Monday afternoon. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged Air Force, coast of California, Howard and Sheldon, Los Angeles, missile launch, Naval Air Station Point Magu, Navy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, The Pentagon, the usual suspects, They Are in Trouble Again, U.S. Northern Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base
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It Was Easy Enough
Eugene Ely was a pioneer aviator in the very early days of aviation. Ely was born in Williamsburg, IA on October 21, 1879 and was only 31 years old when he became the first pilot to take off from the … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History
Tagged 1910, Captain Washington Chambers, Curtiss Pusher, Eugene Ely, Glenn Curtiss, Hampton Bay, Hugh Robinson, It Was Easy Enough, January 18 1911, Navy Yard, Norfolk, November 14, pioneer aviator, San Francisco Bay, tailhook, the first pilot take off from a ship, USS Birmingham, USS Pennsylvania
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It Is a Small World
When we came in last night from our visit with friends, we began going through our usual getting ready for bedtime routine. One part of this for me is a final check for book sales and clearing the email. There … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged a cousin on the other side of the world, book sales, Bradenton, childhood memories, email, Europe, genealogical research, getting ready for bed, Havana, Internet, It Is a Small World, junk email folder, memories, shared memories, Tampa, visiting friends
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Tools Needed for Your Office
Starting your own business can truly be a challenge. There are certain things you need to acquire in order to create an effective, cost-efficient working environment. These “things,” if you will, can add up to a healthy chunk of change, … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged cats, computer, cost-efficient working environment, hardware, ink cartridges, ink jet printers, laser pointers, laser printers, office furniture, printers, receipts, smart phones, software, starting your own business, taxes, telephone system, Tools Needed for Your Office
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Falling Down
There I was, enjoying the company of my friends and now it is time to go. We walk outside and I see it is dark. I have noticed darkness happens right after sunset on an average of 12 hours per … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged a compression of time, accidental fall, brain injury, clumsy buffoonery, darkness, Falling Down, fooling around, humor of the moment, ice skating, judo training, learning how to fall, physics, summer, temporal distortion, the company of my friends, this is going to hurt, tipping over, winter
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