Author Archives: halbryan

All the People That Come and Go Stop and Say Hello

Posted on December 5, 2007 by halbryan

Well, perhaps not all of them; I’ve never been particularly good at hypobole … But a number of visitors to this edge of the Internet do take a moment to post a comment or send an email. More often than … Continue reading →

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Flying Down to Reno

Posted on November 25, 2007 by halbryan

And Now . . . The Rest of the Story Heading into Reno, Nevada last September, I was inevitably reminded of a trip I’d taken to the city just about exactly 15 years prior, back in September of 1992. I’d … Continue reading →

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It’s Been a Long, Cold, Lonely Winter

Posted on November 21, 2007 by halbryan

And it’s only November … This particular winter started, as near as I can tell, about the end of July, when Gerry Beck was killed in a landing accident at Oshkosh. Then, three pilots – Steve Dari, Brad Morehouse, and … Continue reading →

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Reno 2007: Prologue

Posted on September 13, 2007 by halbryan

I Should be Writing About Toronto, But I’m Here in SteadReno / Stead airport, that is, the home of the 44th Annual National Championship Air Races, where I’ve blown into town with yet another army of volunteers, demoing Flight Simulator … Continue reading →

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Meine Schöne Münch’ner Stadt

Posted on September 13, 2007 by halbryan

A Pleasant Trip to Germany – Part II After the talkative cab ride to the Leipzig-Halle airport as mentioned in my previous … epic, I wrapped up my last  half hour in the former DDR with the Besondere Frühstuck, the … Continue reading →

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Back in the (Former) D.D.R.

Posted on September 1, 2007 by halbryan

A Pleasant Trip to Germany, Part I Note: I’ve been chipping away at this for more than a week. Scribbling notes, adding things, even editing (yes, editing – there used to be more), badgering myself every day to just finish … Continue reading →

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Coincidence? This Time, That Just Makes Me Worry About What’s Next …

Posted on August 20, 2007 by halbryan

Ian Fleming’s classic James Bond novel Goldfinger is divided, like most fiction has been since there was such a thing, into three acts. Taken from a line of dialogue spoken by the book’s eponymous villain, they are Happenstance, Coincidence, and Enemy … Continue reading →

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Mr. Mojay Risin’ …

Posted on July 31, 2007 by halbryan

In today’s world of mod cons like cell phones, electric mail, and constant messaging, I never buy stamps. On those rare occasions that I actually need them, I simply make my own, thanks to the miracle of blank labels, ink-jet … Continue reading →

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Out Here in the Fields

Posted on July 30, 2007 by halbryan

AirVenture, Day Last +1 Driving south on 41 from the Super 8, I took my last look for the year at the few remaining bits of AirVenture detritus that are left at the airport. Most of what used to be … Continue reading →

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Wait … I’m Not Sure I Saw Everything …

Posted on July 29, 2007 by halbryan

AirVenture, Day Last Today was unusually quiet, though you’d never have known it by looking at me, zipping around on the golf cart, hauling boxes off to a shipping vendor, making last minute stops to see friends and business partners … Continue reading →

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