From a Journal 23 Years Ago.
Recently I was asked to find a journal I kept when we met twenty-three years ago. In it, I found a passage in which I wrote about a dream I…
Straight Conversion Therapy
In a surprise move, Doctor Henderson of Manhattan's faith-based "Restore Heterosexuality - Gay Conversion Center" has decided to turn 180 degrees and is now offering a heterosexuality conversion course. "The…
The Flight When Our Passengers Decided to Drive
There was a time when being a Regional Pilot meant you never left the very small region your employer flew in. Often this was no larger than a thumbprint on…
All Work and No Play
On this one-hundred-and-something-ish day of being a virtual school teacher's assistant, IT support, lunch lady, PE Coach, and Dad I'm finding myself talking more and more to myself. The virtual…
Spring 2020 Is the Year Our Son Grew Up
Yes, his hair has gotten too long with the barbers closed so he suddenly looks like a broody teenager but with the all the news and his adult questions about…
Some Pilots Just Know It All
There are a few ways people can make money flying airplanes around. The two big easy examples are flying people or flying boxes to people. I've never considered the latter…
My Magic Shoes
By: The Young Stork This morning I went downstairs and found a pair of magic shoes. They were yellow with blue stripes and when I put them on they made…
I Got Five Stars for Being on Time
In the hotel van after work, I told my Captain that my son’s teacher gave me a compliment when I showed up to volunteer in class on time by acknowledging…
Our Little Boy Still Believes In The Bunny… Sort Of.
It’s increasingly less often these days but every now and then something happens that reminds me that he’s still my little baby. Like the other day when the very young…
My Yelp Review… An Embarrassing Hotel Shower
As a frequent guest of hotel showers across the United States, you can imagine the horror and disgust I felt while attempting to bathe in room 383 today. After…