The holiday weekend was replete with joyous gatherings and happenings but two events seemed to have drawn a dark curtain upon its close. One was the passing of one of my all-time favorite slap-stick comedy performers. Leslie Nielsen was known in his later days as a master of deadpan antics in such classic spoofs as […]
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We recently came upon an old horror movie (1955) called Night of the Hunter. And if you’ve noticed, I don’t really write movie reviews anymore – I watch a lot of movies and there is too much other stuff going on in my life… but Night of the Hunter is surprisingly intriguing for a black-and-white
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is a good landing. At least that is what I’ve heard. Recently, a pilot flying his Cesna 182 had to make an emergency landing when his engine suddenly failed. After the pilot’s attempt to turn the plane around to return to the airport failed, he set down too quickly, hit a fence, and flipped over.
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We had a wonderful Independence Day – happy birthday USA! Went to the local airport where they have a fly-in breakfast every year. There are lots of planes to look at; some grounded, some taking off and landing… and they even have a few that give rides. My middle daughter, the daredevil, was the only one
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