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Stephen T. Wilson

Simple and Yummy Caramel Popcorn

Bag the corn in quart-sized Ziplocs, not gallon. You will eat this bag in one sitting.<< MORE >>

M&M's and Bird Food

Purple may be her least or most favorite color. I don't know.<< MORE >>

Thirty-Nine Million Dollars

That's what Gateway would've valued my laptop in 1982 advertising.<< MORE >>

Mouse iNhibitor

The iVersion of modern day mousing.<< MORE >>

Dikes Part the Missouri River

Alternate title: "On the Lookout for Captain Crab".<< MORE >>

Oshkosh, Me and Adam

The best part is, we're flying home in Cessna's brand new Skycatcher, the very plane Cessna has on display at the show.<< MORE >>

What to Do with Walmart Bags

Here's a handy way to keep plastic bags neatly.<< MORE >>

Flowerpot Garden

It yielded miniature produce.<< MORE >>

EMpathetic

Coping people are assumed addicts.<< MORE >>

Push button, receive bacon

At this, I laughed aloud.<< MORE >>

Scrape, Scrape

That warns the rider, it's about as far as he can lean.<< MORE >>

A Really Neat Chart

I especially like the underwater part.<< MORE >>

Fly the unFriendly Skies

Aviation market studies indicate women make up 26% of the prospective pilot population, yet only 7% of all pilots are female. Is it any wonder why?<< MORE >>

Seat Belt Best Practice

Once the aircraft comes to a complete stop, ascertain the direction of gravity before hastily unlatching the seat belt.<< MORE >>

On pickups, they're called Texas pinstripes;

I don't know what they're called on airplanes.<< MORE >>

A Brilliant Comedian

Enjoy:<< MORE >>

Do Not Try This at Home

NOTICE: Before you read, be warned: This post contains graphic video of a Cirrus airplane crash.<< MORE >>

They're not very sneaky.

Something must be going down in the neighborhood as the FBI's snooping around.<< MORE >>

POSTED: NO Kitties

In another post, I reported the mystery solved, why my plant cuttings required so much water.<< MORE >>

Is Flying Becoming More or Less Safe?

In newer models airplane, less safe.<< MORE >>

The Fifty Most Commonplace Airplanes

Compiled from December 2010 FAA aircraft registration data with photos by Airliners.net<< MORE >>

The Cirrus Airplane Has Serious Problems

What surprised me in studying the accidents was to find that pilots who lost control were by in large pilots with great experience, pilots you would never think could get themselves into surprisingly difficult situations.<< MORE >>

NTSB Report Excerpts: Cirrus Loss of Control Accidents

The following serves as an attachment to a blog post: The Cirrus Airplane Has Serious Problems.<< MORE >>

Again, Cirrus Proves More Fatal in 2010

Cirrus with half the number of total aircraft accounted for double the fatalities so far in 2010.<< MORE >>