It saddens me to post the news of the passing of Kent Snyder. I’ve been familiar with his work with Ron Paul for many years. He was key in persuading Dr. Paul to run for President. I fondly recall meeting Mr. Snyder when Dr. Paul came to the Free State … Continue reading
When I upgraded to Captain at Comair, I had a hunch that my great life as a senior F/O would be ruined. Indeed, I was right. But all’s well that ends well, I wound up with this job and that’s good. What I didn’t expect was for the job itself … Continue reading
I never found places to play in Osan, Korea, or Okinawa, Japan. Maybe I didn’t try hard enough. Or maybe there wasn’t much going on. When I started doing a lot of Anchorage flying, I didn’t immediately go find places to play. But eventually I did and it became my … Continue reading
A flight attendant I recently flew with who works in the training department told me he had made some videos for inflight (flight attendant) training covering a lot of what goes into making a World Airways flight happen. There are three videos on youtube totalling about 30 minutes. They cover … Continue reading
If I get ambitious, I’ll post more details later… and I should… But the short version goes something like this. I had a few days off at home. They were really busy. We went to Porc Fest. It was fabulous except for the part about spending most of it sick … Continue reading
I’ll probably be fairly absent here for the next week and a half at least. Between guests and Porc Fest, I may have difficulty finding time to blog, at least any of the ‘personal’ stuff. I’ll do my best to get at least one Porc Fest blog up while I’m … Continue reading
I’m heading home this morning from my first post-OE trip. It had its moments. One of the stories is of a nature that I really can’t publish it for fear of all sorts of undesirable consequences for myself and others. And it’s one of those kinds of things that people … Continue reading
Wow, this was a good read. So it doesn’t expire, I’ll quote the text here: Jun 2, 2008 3:00 AM (12 hrs ago) by Peter Schweizer, The Examiner WASHINGTON – The headline may seem like a trick question — even a dangerous one — to ask during an election year. … Continue reading
Thanks to Edi for pointing me to Parade Magazine’s June 1st Intelligence Report. It contains a few paragraphs about homeschooling, including an attention getting quote from Richard Kahlenberg, author and Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation. He says the recent California court decision requiring teaching credentials for homeschooling parents “pits … Continue reading
