Author Archives: halbryan

Niaga Ton!

Posted on February 2, 2009 by halbryan

In my continuing quest to vent my irritation at the mistakes of everyone in the world but me, I’ve written here about strange messages from machines (mojay and NO2), and, more recently, about things that are printed backwards by people … Continue reading →

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Yeah, What He Said

Posted on February 2, 2009 by halbryan

I’m not normally a big fan of writing something here just to tell you to go look over there, but in this case, I’m happy to make an exception. My friend and esteemed once-and-future* colleague Mike Singer has written two … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Surreal, Population: Me

Posted on January 29, 2009 by halbryan

Earlier this morning (and, by "earlier", I mean "much earlier than I would have liked") I had trouble sleeping. (It seems there’s a lot of that going around lately.) Because of the way my mind works (and, by "works" I … Continue reading →

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All Things Must Pass …

Posted on January 22, 2009 by halbryan

  Or, if "Star Trek" is more your cuppa … "All Good Things …"  

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It’s a Hoax, a Fake, a Flim-Flam, a Humbug, a Canard, even!

Posted on January 6, 2009 by halbryan

So there’s an email floating around the Intertubes that purports to show a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress being transported on an aircraft carrier. The image is accompanied by the following text: While this may look like a gag shot, it is … Continue reading →

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The Devil is in the (Inattention to) Details

Posted on December 19, 2008 by halbryan

Last year, I was beset (if something happens twice, I can say it beset me, right?) by strange messages from vending machines – a gas pump that asked me to remove my NO2 and a stamp machine that prompted me … Continue reading →

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G L O R-I-A!

Posted on December 13, 2008 by halbryan

The latest post from Fearless Widget, a video homage to an airplane I know well – the lovely Miss Gloria!  

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On Yellow Wings

Posted on November 3, 2008 by halbryan

    Last summer, I had the good fortune to meet Rob Kostecka while I was visiting the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, ON. Rob noticed my Tiger Moth lapel pin (yes, I’m aware that I have a problem) … Continue reading →

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First Moth Passengers – A Happy Thanksgiving, Indeed!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by halbryan

  From L-R: Me, my wife, Muffy, and my dad, Hal. (Photo by Al Gay.)   Earlier this month, my wife Muffy and my dad (who also goes by "Hal" but I’m not "Hal Jr." – it’s complicated) and I … Continue reading →

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Things You Don’t See Everyday

Posted on September 3, 2008 by halbryan

First of all, here’s a clip of a 747 doing a "low and over" in Portugal. Not quite "acrobatic" as the original YouTube post suggests (though the climbing turn at the end might break through 60 degrees of bank …), … Continue reading →

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