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August 5, 2014
My Week of Living Dangerously
Last week I discovered the hazards of packing one’s laptop in the front pocket of one’s suitcase. And then checking said suitcase. No, my laptop didn’t get stolen (Alaska Airlines, if anyone’s keeping track), it got squished, or at least that’s what I’m assuming. When I next fired it up to catch up on email, […]
July 30, 2014
Airplane Tech Talk for the Non-Technical – Turbines
A couple of weeks ago I explained reciprocating engines, especially as they relate to aircraft. But, truth be known, I’m all about the turbines. Turbine engines are what got me excited about airplanes to begin with. Recips are a bit Rube Goldberg-ish, with all the explosions and valve timing, and pistons going up and down to make props […]
Airplane Tech Talk for the Non-Technical, Part II – Turbines
A couple of weeks ago I explained reciprocating engines, especially as they relate to aircraft. But, truth be known, I’m all about the turbines. Turbine engines are what got me excited about airplanes to begin with. Recips are a bit Rube Goldberg-ish, with all the explosions and valve timing, and pistons going up and down to make props […]
July 22, 2014
Three Inspirational Thoughts and One Goofy One
I hope you all enjoyed last week’s post about reciprocating airplane engines. I’ll write about turbine engines in the next week or so, once we have covered them more in class. Meanwhile, here are 4 thoughts for your Wednesday: You know how to figure out if something is too good to be true? Look around […]
July 15, 2014
Airplane Tech Talk for the Non-Technical – Reciprocating Engines
Today is the first test of the quarter, and since I have utterly failed at my “write blog posts on the weekends and queue them up to prevent Tuesday-night blog-post-writing panic” plan, this post is going to be about airplane stuff. That’s interesting, right? Last quarter we learned about the basics of turbine and reciprocating […]
Airplane Tech Talk for the Non-Technical
Today is the first test of the quarter, and since I have utterly failed at my “write blog posts on the weekends and queue them up to prevent Tuesday-night blog-post-writing panic” plan, this post is going to be about airplane stuff. That’s interesting, right? Last quarter we learned about the basics of turbine and reciprocating […]
July 9, 2014
For Anyone Who Fails at Constant Happiness
Does anyone else feel like we’re under constant pressure to be happyhappyhappy all the time? Find joy in every moment! Be present and mindful! Find your true calling! Kick that depression to the curb! All great ideas, but does anyone else kind of wish that it would be acceptable to sometimes be simply content. Would […]
July 2, 2014
The Fragility-Assertiveness Continuum
I belong to a Facebook group where the concept of “anti-fragile” is frequently discussed. It’s a useful concept for people who get wrapped around the axle about the details, and get in the mindset that minor things will have major consequences, and, as a result get in their own way. The group encourages members to […]
June 24, 2014
Everybody needs a vacation now and then
Dear Readers, I am on vacation and taking the week off from posting. See you next week.Filed under: Uncategorized
June 18, 2014
More Stories from the Trenches of Indie Publishing
This has been such an interesting process that I want to keep sharing my experiences with my wonderful readers. I’m on a three-week break from airplane school, so I am using the time to do some of the more time-consuming, hands-on book marketing tasks. The biggest of these is that I’m visiting local bookstores and […]
