Monthly Archives: January 2013

What if Stevie Decides He Wants to Fly?

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Bobo

In the last year of my career I had the opportunity to visit Laughlin for some reason or another.  Otherwise I wouldn’t have been down there… I had two great friends in the T-38 squadron at the time; Greg L. … Continue reading →

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If Ya Haven’t Been There Before, Probably Not a Good Idea to Go There….

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Bobo

“If ya haven’t been there before, probably not a good idea to go there,” is something I heard my whole flying career with respect to taking Nav (navigation) check rides.  It really makes sense.  There are just so many things … Continue reading →

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Flu Shots

Posted on 14/01/2013 by Bobo

Every year in the Air Force, we would have to muster on a Friday afternoon for our annual flu shots.  For the 4 years I was at Vance AFB we would report to the conference room in the 8th FTS … Continue reading →

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Our New Medical System…

Posted on 14/01/2013 by Bobo

When I was a kid, when we got sick, Mom took us in to the Clinic on base, and we were ‘fixed.’  And that was that.  Today it is quite different. Just after I retired in 2006, I broke my … Continue reading →

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Sissy Boys

Posted on 13/01/2013 by Bobo

I think we, as a nation, are becoming a nation of “sissy boys.”  Listening to Fox News this morning, they reported that a kid has been suspended from pre-school for pointing his finger at another kid, like a gun.  Oh … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Cartoons – 3

Posted on 13/01/2013 by Bobo
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One Pissed Off Letter….

Posted on 12/01/2013 by Bobo

I think I come by my penchant for letter-writing naturally.  In 1997 Mom wrote this following letter to United Airlines, in behalf of her sister, Jan. Dear Ms. Doolittle, I am a 77-year old lady and have a terrible problem … Continue reading →

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Those Who Have Walked Through my Life – Ed

Posted on 11/01/2013 by Bobo

It continually amazes me who “walks through my Life;” and when they show up.  It kinda reinforces the mantra, “When the Student is ready, the Teacher will come.” Towards the end of my flying career I had the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Just a Slab of Concrete…

Posted on 10/01/2013 by Bobo

Outside of Hanger 12, at Randolph Field, TX, on the southeast corner, sits a slab of concrete.  I don’t know; maybe 6 feet square, and 12 inches high?  But it’s been there ever since I can remember.  And so why … Continue reading →

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“Throw a Nickel on the Grass…”

Posted on 08/01/2013 by Bobo

When I was a kid, my folks had an album of “risque” Air Force songs by Oscar Brand.  (He used the word “ass.”  Oh, Horrors!)   It was a 78 rpm record.  Remember those?  Anyway, we weren’t allowed to listen … Continue reading →

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