Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Rise of Bullies

Posted on 29/05/2014 by Bobo

This is an AT&T commercial currently running on TV (May 2014), and I find it very offensive.  But I also think it speaks very loud to the rise of bullies in America these days. The “man” depicted is truly a … Continue reading →

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The Little Coincidences…

Posted on 26/05/2014 by Bobo

Last April (2014) I was visiting Bill and Fran Ferrier in San Antonio when Bill pulled out his Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book to show me a trip that we took when we were flying T-38s at Randolph.  I … Continue reading →

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Oh, I Don’t Have Anywhere to Be…

Posted on 24/05/2014 by Bobo

How many times, in phone conversations, when the person you’re talking with says, “Well, I will let you go now…?”  Interesting way we leave the conversation sometimes, isn’t it? Today, when someone says this to me, I typically reply, “Oh, … Continue reading →

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Pulled off the Facebook This Morning…

Posted on 23/05/2014 by Bobo

23 May 2013:  Pulled off the Facebook this morning… “Riley‘s 8th Grade Crossover.*  We have the best family and friends!!  Such a support system  — with Riley Cross and 5 others…”  (*A ‘Crossover’ is a ceremony wherein a kid ‘crosses over’ from Middle School … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Think LaQuisha is with AT&T and Longer…

Posted on 20/05/2014 by Bobo

Maybe 10 – 12 years ago I was installing a new ceiling in my family room one morning.  I had decided to use barn siding; tongue-and-groove pine boards.  I was making good progress and enjoying a beer or two, or … Continue reading →

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“Hey Honey, How Would You Like to…”

Posted on 14/05/2014 by Bobo

In 1984 or ’85 we had been waiting the results of the Lt. Colonel promotion board to be released for the better part of 3 or 4 weeks.  I think it was the year after I was promoted to Lt. … Continue reading →

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A Watcher of Jets…

Posted on 14/05/2014 by Bobo

I have always been “a watcher of jets.”  It began when I was a very young kid at Selfridge AFB, MI in 1950 or so.  Just can’t help it… I have to look up, even though I usually know what … Continue reading →

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I Wonder What Your Next Business Venture Will Be?

Posted on 13/05/2014 by Bobo

I stopped in the local PNC Bank yesterday to open a business account.  Seems simple enough… As I sat there I was somewhat ‘overwhelmed’ with laundry list of things I would need to open such an account.  It has gotten … Continue reading →

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German Fighter Pilots

Posted on 12/05/2014 by Bobo

When I was a kid I read almost everything I could find on WW II American Fighter Pilots.  Dick Bong was a favorite.  I also enjoyed reading about Robert Lee Scott, Bob Johnson, and of course, Chuck Yeager.  When I … Continue reading →

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One Rod, or Two?

Posted on 11/05/2014 by Bobo

And so I decided I would buy the boys, Noah (6) and Evan (4) each a cane fishing pole, and teach hem how to fish. There’s a great little fishing tackle store in Maumee, OH about 8-10 miles from me. … Continue reading →

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