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  • End of a Dynasty

    End of a Dynasty

    What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? We have this cool tradition in my family where the firstborn son gets his dad’s first name as his middle name. So, since…

  • Learning Blues

    Learning Blues

    What is the last thing you learned? I finally decided it was time to master balloon animals—I know, cool, right!? So, I purchased a bag of those squeaky, colorful tubes and a pump that…

  • That Pesky Question

    That Pesky Question

    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. So there I was, sitting at my desk, minding my own business, sipping on my third coffee of the morning—because at this point, it’s…

  • The Old Man’s Ballad

    The Old Man’s Ballad

    Suspended in quiet devotion, he recites a celestial serenade before Aurora’s soft beauty…

  • Those Dang Pipes!

    Those Dang Pipes!

    How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? It all started with a simple idea: hang some shelves. Easy, right? A couple of brackets, a few screws—what could go…

  • A Wing and a Pizza

    A Wing and a Pizza

    You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Strap in! Here’s a tale about a pizza-crazed aviator, barrel rolling through the clouds in a cockpit that smells suspiciously like pepperoni! 😜

  • Tangled Elegance

    Tangled Elegance

  • Humble Beauty

    Humble Beauty

  • Flightdeck be Damned!

    Flightdeck be Damned!

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Listen up, because I’m about to drop some truth bombs from 30,000 feet—I despise the word “flightdeck.” It’s…