Yesterday, my friend and fellow writer Deanna Roy entered a plea for help on facebook. Facing a deadline, she had her query letter ready but couldn’t get the first five sentences of her novel Baby Dust written well enough to … Continue reading →
I would rather hit myself in the thumb with a hammer than try to write a compelling, evocative blurb about my novel. I realize saying that sets me up for a reader to reply, “That would require your novel to … Continue reading →
I love acronyms. Especially pronounceable ones. The attachment probably began when I entered the military, and primarily because I became an aviator. Those of us who fly use discipline-specific acronyms as shortcuts for the same reason any other group does. … Continue reading →
It probably goes without saying that fighter pilots can be obnoxious. This is especially true when they make it a point to illustrate the superiority of their aircraft over those they deem flown by less worthy pilots. The following example … Continue reading →
According to National Transportation Safety Board investigators, the American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that ran off Runway 19 while landing at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on November 19, 2010, was missing a bushing, indicating that “the linear actuator in the automatic speed … Continue reading →
I received this from Bill Schwoeble, friend and fellow veteran aviator, who received it from a classmate in United States Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training. Along with the humor, a wonderful dose of logic underlies these words. My thanks to … Continue reading →
If you have visited this site in the past and spent any time in the Rants and Raves Logbook, you probably know that I am an opponent of the current TSA security measures at US airports because they: violate our … Continue reading →
Low altitude aerobatics are an especially dangerous way to spend time. A friend sent me a link to a series of pictures capturing an amazing event in which the pilot in my opinion uses up whatever bit of good luck … Continue reading →
Last August I joined facebook to utilize the triad of website, blog, and the most powerful social networking platform on the planet. It may be popular off the planet as well. I mean, how would we know? Anyway, according to … Continue reading →
First off, let’s make it clear that as a veteran of a useless hot foreign war and an essential cold one, I have strong personal opinions about the manner in which America uses its military power in pursuit of national … Continue reading →
