Genealogy is more than finding tombstones. It’s the door that we came through to get here and a window back to see where we came from. Tracing your family gives you a direct link to human history, cultural geography and the development of ideas. It’s neat stuff. My progeny comprises a daughter, Jennifer Carrita, a Read More …
Month: February 2012
Orange Blossom Cannonball
This has to be the most conflicted railroad image that words ever assembled. How do you assemble flowers into a weapon, anyway? No matter. The Orange Blossom Cannonball is gorgeous. Everybody must love a train like this. If you have seen an old train in a movie, this was it. Literally. The perfectly restored 1903 Read More …
A Dose Of “Vitamin S”, The Hard Way
One who believed in omens would not have gone racing that day. I call a day sail or a race, a “Dose of Vitamin S” because it inevitably revives my spirits when they are sagging and energizes both body and mind. It’s a good, easy physical workout in beautiful surroundings. While rigging EDGE, our 19′ Flying Read More …
I’m Radiating…
I’m radiating again. Nothing is dangerous about that. I’ve been an amateur radio operator since 1960 and have the Federal Communications Commission’s assigned call sign K3ORC. That third character is the letter “o” and not the numeral “zero”. “Ham” is the common term for the hobby, although friends will tell you I cannot be cured. With generous Read More …