2013 resolutions. The cockpit will be a happier place.
As the new year approaches it's time to evaluate accomplishments from the past year and set goals for the next. While I succeed each year with many of my Xbox-related…
Yes, Here Comes the Story of the Hurricane
In Florida, before man made global climate change, we had hurricane drills in grade school. We'd learn where the best place to hide was and how to skin, cook and…
Eight Years Ago We Wed – Since Then, I Became an Adult
For years now (more than a decade of them) a friend and I have been playing the “who’s the first to become an adult game”. It started in college and…
It’s My Potty, You Can Cry If You Want To
"The rules are pretty simple: tell me when you have to go potty, and we will go potty. Got it?" I say this at 8 a.m., feeling confident I'm gonna…
Folks, It will Be Yet Another Hour Before We Depart.
Some days, I actually do work. But it’s not the work you would assume. It’s not fighting nasty storms or battling wind shear down the final approach to an icy…
I May Be A Jedi Now
In order to get into the Mumbai airport, you need a boarding pass. You must present this to the bearded man with the gun and the second gun in the…
To Goa With Love
With the luxury of non-revenue travel also comes the joy of spontaneous adventure. Our trip to India would begin with either a flight from Newark into Delhi or Mumbai. We…
Six Pound Challenge – Failed!
In high school, I could eat! I was a growing boy, always hungry and never gaining weight. I felt invincible, or so I thought. There was (and maybe still is)…