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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Another Late Night Drive Home
Today was the last day of the Summer A term. I know there are many students who are happy the term is over. I was just glad the day was over. It was a day that started very early this … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
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Bugs and Other Gotchas
Okay, I think I have the subscription bugs worked out. Of course, I am not going to declare victory early; I will wait and see what happens. This is where I need a little help from my friends, as I … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Publishing
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Another Grand Experiment
To quote from a couple of great songs from long ago, “Help, I need somebody!” and “I get by with a little help from my friends.” You may have noticed a couple of changes in the blog. I moved my … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged a couple of changes in the blog, Another Grand Experiment, Feedburner plug-in for subscriptions, great songs, Inmotionhosting.com, more freedom, our Internet publishing presence, promote our books, sell advertising, subscribers may have to re-subscribe, thank all of you who have taken the time to read my writings, unable to monetize the site, very pleased and happy with WordPress, WordPress.com, “Subscribe by E-mail” subscription form
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Queen of the Skydivers
Georgia Ann Thompson was a very slight girl born in Oxford, NC on April 8, 1893. At birth, she weighed only three pounds and the nickname “Tiny” would stick to her for life. She was a different kind of young … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History
Tagged a grandmotherly persona, Broadwick’s World Famous Aeronauts, Charles Broadwick, Georgia Ann Thompson, Glenn Martin, Griffith Park in Los Angeles, I’ve Got a Secret, manually deployed the canopy, Oxford NC, parachuting from a hot air balloon, paratroopers, Queen of the Skydivers, reserve parachute, the first person to ever free-fall, the first woman to parachute from an airplane, the jump school at Fort Benning GA, the nickname “Tiny”, the US Army
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