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Had a great time in New Hampshire. Jean remined me the weight of a gallon of
milk is 8.7 pounds, a far cry from the 6.5 I had estimated. Long story I will tell someday

On my way home tonight. 7 hours from Knox, tn. Chatting with an old friend of days long ago and another life time ago back in the Navy. Have a long woordy tale of how I almost lost a Sea knight if anyone wants to read it.

Holly cow my daughter is 17 and my son is taller than me!
All I can think of is a few songs

Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
I don't remember growing older,
When did they?

When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he grow to be so tall?
Wasn't it yesterday when they...
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Holliday is over an I will be back on the road tomrrow. Going up to Knoxville, Tn an then over to Texas. Looking foward to a big thick steak when I am in Austin. hope to be home by next weekend for my daughters 17th birthday.

So much to do arond the house. Painted the carport. Did a lot of erans, picked up the yards (no need to mow for a few months) opening up the fire place tomrrow will go buy a load of wood. Going flying first thing in the AM around 5ish we plan.........

Ok folks from up north will get this the people from down south will not know who I am talking about. So I am in Savannha, Ga getting loaded. A van parks by a trailer an I say to myself "looks like Red's van. Then a gust of wind catches the door on the trailer it swings open and rips off the mirror of the...
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Running my butt off. I am in north Georgia now and heading home monday. Will be glad to be home for a few days but know I will be wanting to be back one road by thursday. Hope the weatheris fine so I can do some flying.

Why Men Don't Ask for Directions When We're Lost


Okay it all comes down to pride. We're out there driving around in our own vehicle, burning gas, wearing sunglasses, looking good. People who see us driving by would never guess that we have no idea where we are. And we don't want to tell them. Men don't enjoy the concept of going up to total...
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Practical flight test today was easy. S turns told a little steep but ok turn on a piont egg shaped not a circle but passable. Practic engine out at 500 feet landed dead on target and soft as a feather. The examiner said the approach was like a skydivers as it was so perfect, told him I had over 4,000 jumps, We played the rest...
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