I didn’t start jogging for fitness until my late 30s. In high school and college football I was not known as a particularly speedy runner. However, I now found that by increasing my long runs and as indicated by my times in six-mile races, I was becoming competitive with other runners in my age group. […]

My first automobile purchase as a sixteen-year-old was a 1937 Studebaker four-door sedan. Two of my buddies, Bruce and Jerry, and I had decided to buy jalopies, spending no more than $100 for each and to race them as stock cars in an empty lot next to Jerry’s house. Within minutes of purchasing the Studebaker, […]

This is a recall of a pleasant memory from twelve months ago. On that day I checked out and flew our soaring club’s Schweizer 1-26E single place glider. The 1-26 is very light and is called “a kite” by some of our members. Having flown four of the club’s gliders, I’m looking for one in […]

Many of my adventures over the years have included my three sons. Lest you think I’m running for a father-of-the-year award, let me confess the selfish nature of our time together. Yes, selfish because, first, our activities involved doing the things I loved to do; camping, flying airplanes, riding motorcycles, and running. And, secondly, I […]

Landing an airplane in a crosswind can be a challenge. Most airports have multiple runways so that a pilot has options to select a runway most directly into the wind. However, some airports have only one runway and although a pilot can land at either end, a 90-degree crosswind negates that solution. The technique involves […]