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It’s Time Again for Doug’s Christmas Specials — A Poe Christmas
The first of my two annual Christmas “Specials”. This one is a satirical piece on what it might look like if Edgar Allan Poe had written A Christmas Carol. The Mickey Spillane-inspired sequel will...
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It’s Time Again for Doug’s Christmas Specials — A Spillane Christmas
No murder mystery should go unsolved, and Monday’s A Poe Christmas is no exception to that rule. But today we change tone, with the subsequent murder investigation being taken over by the ghost of...
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Astoria’s Captain George Flavel House Museum
Captain George Flavel House Museum Astoria was named after famed business mogul John Jacob Astor, but Mr. Astor certainly wasn’t the only millionaire in the early days of Astoria. George Flavel made...
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Now time for a little Christmas humor (tune in tomorrow for the sequel on the subsequent murder investigation, written in the style of Mickey Spillane): A Poe Christmas Once upon a snowstorm dreary,...
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Time for a little more Christmas humor. Below is the investigation into the murder portrayed in yesterday’s poem. A word of explanation about the inside joke on word counts. This story was originally...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 1
El Paso Military Aviation and Biggs Army Airfield: In 1919 the first permanent aviation presence arrived at Fort Bliss Aviation Field. The U.S. Army deployed to Fort Bliss the 104th Aero Squadron,...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 2
El Paso Civil Aviation: El Paso’s first civilian airfield, El Paso Municipal Airport, was built in 1928 near the eastern base of the Franklin Mountains in the area that today is just northeast of...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 3
El Paso ATCT “Firsts”: There are several ‘firsts’ associated with El Paso International Airport and the FAA Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) facility which serves it. In the early 1960s the FAA...
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Happy Halloween — The Apollyon Particle
The Apollyon Particle — A Halloween Tale of Terror Time for this year’s Halloween Story. If you enjoy it, please “Like” it below and spread the word. If you don’t, keep your mouth shut or suffer the...
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Indentured Servitude is STILL alive and well in the U.S.
Back in October of 2013 I posted my most read blog article . . . by far. It garnered an astounding 7,368 views. And now, unfortunately, that article becomes timely once again. Only, this time,...
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Personally, I’ve had enough of the ACHDTB* Government Shutdown
The ACHDTB* Government Shutdown As many of you know, I spent over 34 years of my life performing the duties of Air Traffic Control, and I’ve been training air traffic controllers since September, 2011....
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Just Some of the Ways Donald Trump has Victimized El Paso
Suspect I refuse to name with what appears to be a WASR-10 As I write this, El Paso, Texas, the 22nd largest city in the United States, is mourning, in shock, and attempting to return to a sense of...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 3
El Paso ATCT “Firsts”: There are several ‘firsts’ associated with El Paso International Airport and the FAA Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) facility which serves it. In the early 1960s the FAA...
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Wishing Everyone a Great Thanksgiving Celebration
As we gather ‘Round the table Enjoy the company Stay nice a stable Visit with friends, And family, too Keep discussions calm And take this cue: When Uncle Bill Brings up Trump Pass the ‘tatoes Say,...
View ArticleIf Edgar Allan Poe Had Written A Christmas Carol (Humor)
Now time for a repeat of a little Christmas humor (tune in tomorrow for the sequel on the subsequent murder investigation, written in the style of Mickey Spillane): A Poe Christmas Once upon a...
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Time for a repeat of a little more Christmas humor. Below is the investigation into the murder portrayed in yesterday’s poem. A little inside joke contained therein: this story was originally written...
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The World, inspiration for The Globe, is removed from service
As many of you may know, the world’s largest private ownership residential cruise ship MS The World was the inspiration for my murder mystery The Globe. Yesterday MS The World was removed from service,...
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Let’s Implement “Willful Ignorance and Stupidity Hours” at the Grocery Store
Social distancing markers at Safeway in Arlington, VA — WAMU / Tyrone Turner We have in this country a sizable population who choose willful ignorance over science and medical expertise. You know the...
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An Essay on Oaths and Duty to Country — And How We Are Being Failed Today
The oaths I took upon joining the U.S. military and, later, the Civil Service of the federal government were remarkably similar to the one taken by every senator and congressman. But do members of...
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Postponement of This Week’s Series of New Zealand Articles
Recent events have overtaken even this blog. As such, this week’s continuation of my series on circumnavigating New Zealand is now rescheduled to resume on Monday, 18 January 2021. I cannot in good...
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