Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy

The folks at WordPress.com issued a multi-photo challenge on the theme of "Happy." I hope that these "left seat photos" (taken from my airplane) of nature's constantly changing display make you as happy to be alive as they did me!

Soaring above Fear

I donated an hour flight to a non-profit organization (www.georgiafalconryassociation.com) several months ago and the auction winners and I took to the skies yesterday morning. It was the first time in a small plane for one of them, and like most who dare to ascend to the heavens above with me, they did great! One …

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the 6 Ps

"Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance" I had a pleasant conversation with a stranger in a coffee shop yesterday about America, being American, the U.S. military, Lake Sidney Lanier, shortcuts, contracts, retirement, in-laws and planning. This fellow peppered his captivating stories with funny sayings, a healthy dose of similes and a number of instructive, memorable …

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In Support of General Aviation

General aviation makes life easy. In an era where airline travel is increasingly inconvenient - the extra fees, lines, invasive searches and draconian rules - general aviation provides an increasingly attractive alternative. Despite the unfairly earned negative reputation held by general aviation after the chiefs of the Big Three automakers were scolded by an zealous …

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