This page is my "miscellaneous" folder.

Here you'll find some of my old and new hobby pictures and the stories behind the photos. You'll also find internet links to some of my favorite places

 

I think I was born about 40 years too late. I'm pretty sure heaven's plan for my life had me piloting a DC-3 in the early 50's. A small clerical error and I'm working in 21st century television. Anyway... this is the story of my flight aboard the "Nine O Nine",
a beautiful B-17 Flying Fortress. More...


   

Being just a quarter million dollars shy of becoming a private aircraft owner, I turned to building and flying radio controlled model airplanes. This is a look back at the adventures brother Walt and I had with these wonderful models. More...


   

I'll admit it... I geocache.

Take one part high-tech, two parts down and dirty, mix with a heavy dose of mother nature, and you have an exercise program that can't be beat! More...


   

These are some photos I took of earth-orbiting satellites. Yes, you can see them from here. Some are brilliant streaks of light visible for only a few seconds. Long-exposure images include Iridium Flares, the International Space Station, the MIR Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope. More...


   

My Dad's Boat.

Dad skippered the good ship "I Do" on the waters off the coast of Okinawa for several years. Here is a short history of the two-masted sailing ship he built. More...


   

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