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ABOVE
Light.
The new alley illumination.
Barley's
Smokehouse
For a gathering of Amy's college friends. We ended up having
a good time, though Amy was unconvinced until we got there.
Electric
work
Mike installed a new thermometer in the attic fan; a new light
fixture in the back hallway upstairs; flood lights on the back
porch alley and garage door; and moved the light switch in the
attic so that you no longer have to walk all the way across
the attic to turn on the light.
Atticus
finds the kitchen counter
He had a couple times the day before, and Amy was prepared,
with pans of water all along the counter. And more pans on the
kitchen stools. This leap to the counter brought down torrents
of water and much noise.
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Really
flying
Beautiful weather, good flight, many pictures.
On
a previous flight, Al had gotten in trouble with the control
at OSU's Don Scott airport, (at one point escalated to OSU saying
"Get out of my airspace"), so he was eager to avoid
that area. Thus we flew west and around it -- Far Far west,
it seemed like by way of Indiana, but we got around it and finally
found the zoo, our goal at the time.
ABOVE
Columbus skyline.
From the southwest.
BELOW
Ohio State University.
Ohio Stadium, top right; St. John Arena, top center; Schottenstein
Center, bottom. New Lane Avenue bridge over Olentangy River,
center.
ABOVE
"I don't understand."
"It just doesn't make any sense."
We
we hoping to fly the newer plane, which has three headset jacks,
so we could all talk to each other. After waiting half an hour
while the mechanics repaired it, they pushed it out and tested
the engine.
And
drove it back in to the hanger.
The
third time back, when it still didn't seem to be making any
sense, we settled on a different plane with only to jacks. Janet
got to snap pictures, and I attempted to navigate from the back
seat, leaning forward so the cord reached the dashboard.
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Pauli's
Pizza
Take 'n' bake, place in German Village
Business
has been weak all month, the (only) guy said -- except today.
All kinds of orders today. He apologized for the wait. We had
planned to walk Charlie around German Village after ordering,and
we got a short walk in before it started to rain. The we decamped
for the car as it drizzled for a little bit. We had the back
door to the house open ready to duck inside as the first crash
of thunder shook our ears.
The
pizza was very good.
Flying
A little, around southwest Columbus.
ABOVE
Our pilot: Al.
Not Alan. We walked into the building and Janet said "we're
here to fly with Alan."
The
two guys looked at each other blankly. "There's no Alan
here -- are you sure you have the right place?"
"This
is where I flew out of last time with Alan."
"I
think there's an Alan in the next building over, maybe you should
try there."
Janet
looked through her purse, found his business card, and handed
it to one of them.
"Oh,
Al! I'll go get him."
ABOVE
The plane. Janet
takes pictures by hanging her camera out the open window --
which stays open due to the air pressure when we're in the air.
Closer to the grround, and flying more slowly, I have to hold
it open for her. Our flight was cut short as the haze kept getting
worse and taking pictures was becoming less and less useful.
But I think Janet really gave up when Al said "I'm lost"
when he couldn't find a visual point of reference. Not that
we were really lost, of course -- therre were plenty of numbers
and coordinates available if we really needed them.
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Longest
deadline day in a long time
I really didn't think we were in such bad shape, even at noon.
The
statue controversy
Took up extra time, too.
First,
the bust as photographed by Janet, as it will appear in HomeFront
magazine:
The
magazine's editor called the homeowner (in whose house the bust
resides), to ask for an identification of the piece. The homeowner
responded (in the tone of "how uncultured you must be to
not know") that it is obviously a reproduction of Michelangelo's
David.
No,
it's not.
An
actual reproduction of the bust of the David:
Janet
located the actual representation not long afterward:
Apollo.
The
editor called back the homeowner. She was not inclined to revise
her position.
The
cutline was changed to read "a Greek god."
Will
the homeowner know that David is neither Greek nor a god?
We'll
find out on publication.
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Out
and about
To Hausfrau Haven to find some port and wine; to the Book Loft
to find something to read (for Amy -- she was unsuccessful);
up to Franklin for a quick walk with Charlie; a street over
to deliver the mail that is regularly misdelivered here.
And
then dinner, by 8:30 or so. Roasted garlic tomato soup, fresh
homemade pumpkin focaccia, and lettuce salad.
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A
Mighty Wind
A strange movie, more subtle than the movie pastiche of a dog
show, though it seemed to star all the same people.
(DVD)
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A
short walk
Up to Franklin and around. Finally it was not too hot to be
outside for a little while.
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