Monthly Archives: December 2012

Gramma Holliker’s Christmas Lebkuchen Cookies…

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Bobo

For years upon years I remember my Grandmother making Lebkuchen Christmas cookies.  They have a ‘unique’ spicy taste that I now associate with Christmas.  After Gram got too old, Mom picked up the task.  Then when Mom gave it up, … Continue reading →

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My Turn to Speak…

Posted on 13/12/2012 by Bobo

A few years ago I was invited to speak at a Dining Out at a Reserve Unit in Colorado. (For those of you who do not know what a ‘Dining Out’ is, it is a formal military dinner, with a … Continue reading →

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Ever Been Thrown Out of a Tailor Shop?

Posted on 11/12/2012 by Bobo

Have you ever been thrown out of a tailor shop?  I have; but it wasn’t my fault… In 1981 I was stationed at Canberra, Australia – as a Flight Safety Officer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF.)   That … Continue reading →

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I’d Like To, But My DO Won’t Let Me…

Posted on 10/12/2012 by Bobo

In the mid-eighties we were experiencing a higher than normal rate of T-38 wheel brake wear.  The T-38 typically lands at 130 knots, about 150 mph.  That’s if you are actually “on speed.”  Without anti-skid, and operating at high ambient … Continue reading →

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Mom’s ‘White-Bread’ Christmas Cookies

Posted on 08/12/2012 by Bobo

Every year now I make Lebkuchen cookies sometime in the first week of December.  Before I began making them in 1998, Mom used to make them every year – and before her, Gram would make them.  They are somewhat ‘labor … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Christmas Carol…

Posted on 08/12/2012 by Bobo

This is my favorite Christmas carol.  I hope it “comes through” for you… The Littlest Angel I heard it long, long ago, and it “spoke to me” with such purity.  It took me right down to my core then, as … Continue reading →

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The Randolph AFB Menudo Cookoff

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Bobo

The Randolph AFB “Daily Bulletin” (DB) was published three times a week to let folks know what was going on around base. It had two sections: an “Official” and the “Unofficial” sections.  The Official section was used to announce “official” … Continue reading →

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Chief of Check Section

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Bobo

I was the Chief of Check Section in the 560th FTS from 9 Jun 1983 through 27 Dec 1984.  The function of Check Section was to administer quality control check rides to our ‘trainees.’  (We couldn’t call the trainees ‘students’ … Continue reading →

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“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

Posted on 06/12/2012 by Bobo

I remember exactly when I first read ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”  Christmas of 1958. Dear Ole Dad’s brother, Uncle Waldo and his wife, Aunt Marvel, came to Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico for Christmas that year.  I think my grandmother, … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Bureaucrats in Charge of Aviators Is, Dead Aviators…

Posted on 05/12/2012 by Bobo

On the morning of 9/11/2001 the policy guidance we had at Northwest Airlines (NWA) with respect to hijackings was: “The first consideration in a hijacking is the safety of passengers and flight crews.  If the hijacker is armed, comply with … Continue reading →

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