Meat Eaters Only

Meat Eaters Only

  Hangover Burger Lordsburg Taproom, La Verne CA When I was high-chair size, I remember a busy-body lady leaning over to me and chirping “Look at those lovely carrots… Are they what make your cheeks so rosy?” Speaking to strangers was a no-no,...
3 Axis Control

3 Axis Control

 3 Axes (plural of axis) Learning to fly – to maneuver an aircraft – isn’t hard, once you get it into your head that it’s nothing like a car. A plane can be a slippery eel. It maddeningly wallows and bobs if you don’t remember it’s got three axes to...
Second Time

Second Time

But before I could get into the air, I had to speak that Arabic numeral thing… the new language. He reached over, clicked on the radio, and twiddled a knob. We listened to a string of babbled numbers coming from the speaker. (The ATIS, automated terminal Information...
3 Axis Control

The First Time

The first time The moment I had fantasized, been dreaming about, anticipating with sweaty palms – had arrived. Two weeks before, my world had rocketed out of humdrum grey with a mere phone call.  I was poking around for a glider ride.  (Missed out on that during a ski...
Lettuce-Free Salad

Lettuce-Free Salad

Lettuce Free Salad? Hard to fathom, but there are people in this world who really don’t like lettuce. When they order their juicy cheeseburgers, it’s “hold the lettuce.” The same for any sandwich, even the iconic Club. And when they’re served unrequested side salads...