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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Polishing Stones
I have a friend who is an expert at polishing rocks, pebbles, and stones. People from all walks of life bring him their found nuggets. The stone-polisher takes them and decides if they are worthy. If they are, he will … Continue reading →
Posted in Publishing, Teaching, Writing
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Tagged a metaphor, advancing skills, editing, editor, inexperienced authors, magazine articles, novels, Polishing Stones, short stories, the opportunity to learn, the perfect manuscript, The stone-polisher, wordsmith, writer, writing, Yoda, young writer
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The Best Exotic – A Movie for Adults
We had fallen out of the habit of going to the movies. In our opinion, Hollywood had lost touch with most of the population over the age of 25, along with reality in general. We no longer cared to pay … Continue reading →
Seeing the Sun
We were driving across Florida through the Ocala National Forest. It was one of those afternoons good for driving, not so much for flying, unless you held an instrument rating and had filed. We were passing near R-2910 and I … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged 200-1/4, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, clouds, discipline, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, GCA, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, instrument training, judgment, learning to fly, memories, military service, Navy, PAR, pilots, professional pilots, sailors, student pilots, TA-4J Skyhawk, training aircraft
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