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April 20th, 2008 at 11:00 pm » Comments (3)
By the time you read this, I'll be 35,000 feet in the air, heading for Las Vegas, probably stuffing myself with tasteless airline food and reading "17 Lies That Are ...more »You have NO Problems Compared to This!
January 16th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (7)
When I gave my presentation to a group of engineers last week, I started off by telling them that although they've experienced much adversity on the job ranging from unreasonable ...more »Humorous Pictures in Real Estate: It’s All in the Eyes of the Beholder
August 20th, 2007 at 4:58 pm » Comments (0)
Reading a post by Steve Olson led me to a set of humorous real estate pictures. You know I love writing about how life is colored by the way we ...more »How I Scared a Monica Lewinsky Look-Alike in the Elevator
June 15th, 2007 at 7:45 am » Comments (0)
Several months ago I posted an article entitled, "The James Bond Lady Fiasco," a funny account of what happened after I purposefully left my hearing aids at home while out ...more »Bluffing Ain’t Gonna Get You Anywhere!
June 10th, 2007 at 9:02 pm » Comments (0)
I'll never forget a most embarrassing moment that was caused by my unwillingness to ask people to repeat after themselves, especially if I wasn't sure of what they were saying. ...more »Motivation – Where Does It Come From?
May 28th, 2007 at 9:26 am » Comments (3)
A subscriber from the Netherlands recently sent me an email asking me where I get my motivation. I thought that was a good question but my first inclination was to ...more »How I, a Deaf Pilot, Turned an Idea into an Adventure — Part V of V
September 18th, 2006 at 6:19 am » Comments (2)
(Continued from Part IV) Next to the door at the bottom of the tower was the intercom. This didn't faze me in the least. Long ago, I learned a neat trick ...more »How I, a Deaf Pilot, Turned an Idea into an Adventure – Part IV
September 17th, 2006 at 1:37 pm » Comments (0)
(Continued from Part III) I was smiling because I was struck with the idea of having breakfast at the Jackson County Airport (KJXN), a mere 33 miles away. With mounting excitement, ...more »How I, a Deaf Pilot, Turned an Idea into an Adventure-Part III
September 13th, 2006 at 6:40 am » Comments (0)
(Continued from Part II) Making my way across the inky black ramp to the airplane, a gust of cold air blew across the landscape, causing me to shiver involuntarily. Goose bumps ...more »How I, a Deaf Pilot, Turned an Idea into an Adventure of Lifetime – Part II
September 12th, 2006 at 5:44 am » Comments (0)
(Continued from Part I) Five and a half hours later, I arrived in Kansas, tired but elated. A handful of deaf pilots were on hand at the airport to welcome me. ...more »How I, a Deaf Pilot, Turned an Idea into an Adventure of Lifetime – Part I
September 11th, 2006 at 6:03 am » Comments (0)
The story I’m about to share with you contains small measures of obstacles due to my deafness and is not related to major adversity. But as you read through the ...more »Humorous Way of Looking at Success
September 7th, 2006 at 5:01 pm » Comments (0)
How do you define success? Today I was reading "Your Road Map to Success" by John C. Maxwell and came across something in his book that I wanted to share ...more »The James Bond Lady Fiasco
August 17th, 2006 at 6:55 am » Comments (20)
This is a short story of something that happened many years ago. The incident taught me a valuable lesson in self acceptance. (Photo: KSA Girl in Swiss) It was one of ...more »Times when you REALLY have to trust the pilot….
July 30th, 2006 at 7:28 am » Comments (0)
Dan Poynter recently sent an email to some of his aviation friends in the speaking/writing business. I liked them so much, I went to www.airliners.net and downloaded the photos. ...more »Battling the Weeds of Adversity-A Story
May 30th, 2006 at 3:53 pm » Comments (0)
Like I mentioned in a previous post, adversity doesn't necessarily have to be a life or death situation. It could very well have to do with something you don't like ...more »Subscribe To The Blog (NOTE: This is separate from the book newsletter—-see above)
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