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Wrong About the Wrights

November 17, 2009 – 10:43 am

Just another day at Al’s saloon, Kitty Hawk’s social hotspot, and, as usual, Al was in control of the conversation. “Those two Ohio boys are just plain crazy” he crowed, “You can’t change the laws of nature, can’t change the laws of God”. As usual, he was met with cries of “Hear, Hear” as the [...]

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Cliff Divers of La Quebrada

November 10, 2009 – 1:07 pm

From our vantage point on the terrace of our cliff-side hotel, I trained binoculars on the young man, athletically built and bronzed by the inferno of an Acapulco sun. Montezuma’s revenge our biggest fear as we ate lunch, we  watched as he knelt at a small shrine, making the sign of the cross before striding [...]

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You Could Have Been Somebody

November 10, 2009 – 1:04 pm

You could have been somebody, you know that girl? After all, at age 14 you were the town’s only real celebrity, better known and definitely better liked than cranky old Mayor Clark. Your brother Jim wanted to be your agent he said, holding the stool for your friend Alice who, wobbling back and forth, finally [...]

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Return of the Demon

November 8, 2009 – 7:02 pm

Apophis. Greek name for the Egyptian demon Apep, snake-like spirit that, legend has it, attempted to destroy the sun and plunge the world into eternal darkness some 6,000 years ago. Flash forward to it’s namesake today, out there in space, big, fast, heading our way, on a mission to destroy mankind by a different method. [...]

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Cycling the “World’s Most Dangerous Road”

November 4, 2009 – 6:19 pm

They came from scattered points on the globe, from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia, twelve adrenaline junkies ready to stare death in the face or the adventure, and to take bragging rights back home. Two days earlier, having gladly paid a company that organized this life risking opportunity, they had flown, eager [...]

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