i'm writing a book - right here!

AAC Cadet Leader · 1 February 2008, 11:12 PM

(pics from Antique Airplane Association Fly-in Bartlesville coming to this space soon)

AAC Cadet Leader · 1 February 2008, 11:59 PM

Mom's Log
Day 100
Sunday, September 4
Oklahoma to Missouri to Illinois to Indiana
With Al Hurlbut in his 1940 Funk, M flew from Bartlesville at noon, flew to Stockton, Missouri to Springfield, Missouri to Vandalia, Illinois to Shelbyville, Indiana.

[I had a great time at the Antique Airplane Association Fly-in, seeing friends I met at the same airfield back in June for the Biplane Association Fly-in and also at Oshkosh. The antique aviation world is a small community. Waved goodbye to David Waterman as he took off, headed back for California - solo. He waggled his wings as he climbed out past me.]

Wind In The Wires · 2 February 2008, 03:09 AM

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...panhandle1.jpg
That is obviously a dental floss bush plantation (ref: Frank Zappa).

Temps in the Cleveland area have been in the teens this week with winds of 40-60 mph. Currently alternating between freezing rain and light snow. Mostly dark with occasional periods of dim.

Write Martha write.

Roryanimations · 2 February 2008, 08:59 AM

I haven't been visiting for a couple of weeks. Things suddenly changed direction and I left Derry. Now I am in Berlin editing a video of my daughter Cordelia's song "Ready To Die" (only the young can write such things - the film should be on youTube soon), and believe me, you ain't seen cold till you've tried winter in the central European plains!! But I have to admit, my northern blood kinda likes it... Crazy, but without winter summer wouldn't mean much to me. I once spent most of a year in Australia and by the end I was just praying for a decent snow storm!!

Your book still opens up such visions and ideas for me. Thank you so much for all you've done so far, and if you slow down for a while, well, my mother used to be convinced we aren't descended from apes but from bears, as we all just want to hibernate for the winter!!

AAC Cadet Leader · 2 February 2008, 09:30 AM

thanks, rory and thanks john. i appreciate your patience while i'm in that winter hibernation mode. i agree with your mother, rory. my writing and all other aspects of my life should pick up the pace soon when the sun returns to warm my cold fingers and frozen brain. for the time being, i'll still try to get at least a tidbit written and posted each day.

john, your little ending line always makes me chuckle.

AAC Cadet Leader · 2 February 2008, 11:21 PM

it's late again and my brain is spent from writing three random artistic sensibility protest poems today in the art section of this forum. perhaps tomorrow i'll accomplish more here for my book. don't give up on me, yet.

AAC Cadet Leader · 3 February 2008, 10:59 PM

nope. not yet.

Roryanimations · 4 February 2008, 12:44 AM

Why would we??!!

AAC Cadet Leader · 4 February 2008, 09:19 PM

these will be inserted back in the oshkosh section after a day or two...

AAC Cadet Leader · 7 February 2008, 10:52 PM

continued...

Day 100
Sunday, September 4
[Today I began another multiple-leg flight with with Al Hurlbut in his 1940 Funk, from Bartlesville Okalahoma to Kent, Ohio.

The day before yesterday, David Waterman and I landed at Waynoka, Oklahoma, a little airfield with gas pumps, but no attendant. On fumes, we reluctantly took off again, heading for the next airfield. Today, in
Missouri, Al Hurlbut and I landed at Stockton Municipal Airport with no one around and a sign on the locked up gas pumps that read, "Airfield oporator is at church." Again, we took off on fumes as well, heading for Springfield, Missouri. This felt like a dejavu.]