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Daily Archives: February 12, 2019
This Day in Aviation History February 12th
I came across this article, https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/12-february-1959/. The B-36 isn’t a plane you hear much about. Wikipedia is a good starting point https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker if you don’t have a family member or friend who is familiar with the plane. There are only … Continue reading
My Test Run of Sending Someone Support Through Ko-fi
I have mentioned Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/ before: Have You Linked All of Your Social Media Sites to Your Blog?. I have a Ko-fi account, link is in my post above. I hadn’t checked out how it worked, and decided it … Continue reading
Featured Vlogger of the Week Allec Joshua Ibay – February 12, 2019
I chose Allec Joshua Ibay: https://www.youtube.com/user/delanyify as my Featured Vlogger of the Week. He vlogs on YouTube, many are about air plane crashes which can be hard to watch as there are often few or no survivors in many of … Continue reading
Night of the Living Trekkies Book Review
I purchased Night of the Living Trekkies book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Night-Living-Trekkies-Quirk-Fiction/dp/1594744637 (not an affiliate link). I purchased it used several months ago. I wanted an eBook version, but it was much cheaper to get a used paperback copy. I have … Continue reading
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Can People Change? Maybe
This post is the result of yet another Facebook group discussion. I won’t get into too many details, but will give a general overview. The Original Poster (O. P.) gave a situation where the future in-laws were treating the O. … Continue reading
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In Memory of Colgan Air Flight 3407 February 12, 2009
In memory of those who lost their lives (49 in the plane and 1 on the ground) in this plane crash on February 12, 2009. This post was partly based on a blog post: respectfulcatholic.com/2019/02/11/remembering-flight-3407/, and partly on recently seeing … Continue reading
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Valentine’s Day Sales — The DNA Geek
It’s that time of year: Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air! Chocolate is abundant. And if you’re not in the spirit, the El Paso Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex then feed it to a meerkat. There’s … Continue reading