I’m in a foul mood tonight-not 100% sure why-but I definitely am. I was already in down mood and then I saw this news item-Fuji climbing season began today: Fu by newsnihon Sigh. Climbing Fuji-san is a real bear, but oh, the country you go through to get there. And
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The year is half over…….. What a difference a half a year makes. Since that can a be depressing thought-here is something to cheer me up: Which one do you like the best? I like ’em all. Don’t see too many over here though…………
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The S.O. and I went to see Get Smart on Sunday. If it was a plane landing on the carrier here is the grade it would have gotten: Way too much power on start, big settle in the middle, power on, flat at the ramp-1 wire.=No Grade. (A no grade
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The S.O. and I have been here for over 6 weeks today. They have been pretty pleasant on the whole, and together we have settled into a nice a little routine. I’ve been trying for a while to coalesce my thoughts into some organized bit of writing, but I’m not quite
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Richard, I’m not blowing you off-but in view of the news…. I’ll post my views on the S.O. and the Shopping mall another day.
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At the Air Show today it was a really tragic day: A 5-year-old boy was killed and 12 others were injured Sunday when strong winds toppled spectator tents at a Huntsville air show. Witnesses said a generator fell on the 5-year-old, whose name was not released. The death was confirmed
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My Canadian counterpart has moved to a new home. Same hot looking women though. Damn, now I need to go update my links……….
Continue readingAir Show Blues-Part III
All the parts I could not get pix of- would that I could. Turn your speakers up loud and sip scotch while you watch this: The A-4 video is better if you ask me!
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Dear Santa Claus, I really need you (or any other benefactor) to buy me one of these: And a Zoom Lens please! Actually, I am told my zoom lense on my SLR would work for one of these-two bad its not here-it is in storage with the rest of the
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There is so little to do in this town, no wonder the air show is a big event.-The S.O. For someone who says she likes it here, the S.O. has made more than a couple perceptive comments along these lines. Maybe I’m not the only one missing Japan. We went
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