Today marked the beginning of another two year period for my aviation medical status. A Federal Aviation Administration’s designated Aviation Medical Examiner in Lancaster, California, poked, prodded, and peeked into various bodily orfices and, with a review of my local physicians written comments, signed off on my Third Class Medical certificate. Once passed age 40 […]

     While doing a little housework in anticipation of a visit from grandson Jake and his brand new bride, I was reminded of one of my favorite chores when I was… well, it was a very long while ago. When I lived in the house on 39th Street in Galveston, Texas.      I can remember […]

Some people deny their birthdays. Me, I relish each one. Not long ago I was shopping for some stuff and struck up a conversation with a young lady on the other side of the counter. I don’t remember how the chat turned to age, but she quoted her grandfather as saying:     “Growing old is mandatory, feeling […]

Yesterday was a great day for flying. Geoff and I hopped (well, more like clambered) into the Cessna Skyhawk and flew from Inyokern, California, to Furnace Creek in the Death Valley Nat’l Monument. The runway at Furnace Creek is 210 feet below sea level. It is an interesting experience watching the altimeter wind backwards past zero. […]

     The lab report came back for that thingy in my nose. The doc said it was, as she suspected, totally benign — a hydrocystoma. My cooking thermometer(s) found their way back from St. George, Utah, where I’d abandoned them back during the Christmas holidays. Thanks, De. They got back just in time for Geoff […]

….when I went to Santa Monica on Wednesday, January 20. I went to a dermatologist specialist to have her look at some mysterious spots on my nose and she did surgery on my eye. Actually, while surgery is probably a correct word it is somewhat overstating the procedure. For gosh knows how long, I’ve had […]