The New York Marathon is a premier event, second only perhaps to the prestigious Boston Marathon. The twenty-six mile course runs through the five boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and finishes in Manhattan’s Central Park. The city closes down its streets in support of the run. Nearly 4,000 foreign athletes crossed the ocean […]

My plan to fly my airplane to the Bahama Islands with two of my sons during their spring break in my mind was a “guys adventure,” However, my wife at the time, Sherry Stark, was Deputy Mayor of Columbus, Indiana. and her boss, the mayor, learned of my trip and insisted Sherry needed to be […]

On the ride to Nevada to rendezvous with my son, Brian, who was attempting to establish a record for the on-foot crossing of the state, I looked for opportunities to break up the long hours on the road by visiting historic landmarks or scenic attractions. MC On my second day out, I stopped in Kansas […]

I fly gliders with the Louisville Soaring Club out of the Seymour Freeman Muni Airport, Seymour, Indiana. Formerly known as Freeman Army Airfield, the air facility was established in 1941 to train some 4,000 Army bomber pilots during the war. Troops The training in Beech twin-engine A-10 trainers, included not only male Army cadets but […]

Captain Bob Cook of Offshore Sailing, discovered on the internet, offered the experience I was looking for. Not only did Cook deliver sailboats around the world, but he offered a comprehensive course to crew members in offshore sailing–for which he charged a fee. Just a smattering of the instruction he offered included: trip planning, provisioning, […]