At 16 I Had No Muscles But I Drove a Muscle Car
I recently read Auto Biography by Earl Swift in which he retraces all the owners of a '57 Chevy and it's had me thinking about my first car. It was a…
Future Daddy Blogger Support Group
The meetings are held in the basement of a church near an all-night donut shop. Although both are helpful, the location is more about the donuts than the man upstairs.…
Automated Chicken Coop 2.0 – Off the Grid
Years back, when my wife said she wanted chickens, I agreed as long as I could build the coop. Actually, I said no for years and finally caved when I…
We Tried to Sell Our College
It's been twenty years since I was a college student, and I returned this past weekend as an alumnus to preach the airline life. These kids on campus now are…
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)…
My short career as Chris Winston – Overnight Disk Jockey
After college, or maybe it was during, I had a job for about a year as an overnight DJ at an adult contemporary AM radio station in Southern Virginia. Actually,…
My dream of having a band of minstrels.
On days when the air is still and fog forms over a river, it looks like the Great Wall of China is snaking its way across the Earth. Since many…
Since storms cancelled our evening with The Flaming Lips – I had to go to Youtube.
Well, The Flaming Lips show in Philadelphia turned into “A bit of a bath - a big bath” (to quote the Woodstock documentary - although theirs was in reference to…
Holds and diverts and storms, oh my.
This was our third leg for the day. We began in Omaha around 2 PM, flew from Omaha to Milwaukee, and then off to Boston. On the return from Boston…
I never got many Gold Medals – But I used to make them.
I once quit a job without giving two weeks' notice. I quit after my lunch break. The boss wasn’t surprised at all. I think she even wondered why it took…
Lost and Found – Mixtape in the gutter from “Yo Boy Billy”
Press Play I found this CD in the gutter up the street the other day while out walking the dog. Apparently, Emily has moved on. The disk may have fallen…
I got some lip from a ROBOT
I called to check on room availabilities at a few hotels in Towson for my parents' visit next month. Google, of course, gave me a few pushpins just a few…
The summer of fun just got ‘funner’
With her off for the summer, I 'bid' to have some weeks off with her. I was awarded six weeks from the end of June through early August. Eager to…
Simpsons – opening night
We went to the opening night of The Simpsons Movie. THE opening night. The midnight showing at select theaters. First of all—movie = awesome. But it was the crowd that…
The accidental peacemaker
I often watch in amazement as gate agents in airports can so blatantly blow off our passengers in their time of need. I know there are plenty of times when…
I’m thankful for warm lemonaide and chicken.
A four-day trip the week of Thanksgiving took me to Columbus, Ohio. Since I was to spend the holiday alone in the hotel, S. decided to drive up from visiting…