I heard of Richard's passing. The quote you give I might revise just
a bit,
however. "Interesting", to me is not the word of choice. "Challenging"
is more appropriate, even though my personal experience flying in true bad
weather conditions is very limited - to the time in the USAF. His in
contrast
was tons more varied and involved - good for him. He was a good writer,
among other things.
It is certainly easier to believe that nothing is permanent as one ages.
Visiting old haunts is one way to become disappointed in "progress", for
example.
Old friends and acquaintances dying off is another. Hardly a day goes
by now without
notice of someone in my past departing their earthly body. (whence is
anyone's guess,
if at all)
Which brings me to another pithy observation: it would be nice to
believe that there is
indeed some transition which takes place upon death, and the
consciousness that once
existed continues somehow, somewhere, in some manner. The problem I
have is that
with my limited understanding of what is and what isn't, there is no way
to ascertain one
way or the other whether or not that is just a fantasy invented by we
humans to salve a
nagging realization that this, whatever it was for any of us, is it.
Finality. The end.
If the latter is the case, then I would guess that many of us have
indeed wasted what was
given to us to do with, and had we the whole thing to do over might,
fore-armed with
the experience of having lived one life, do things differently, given
the opportunity.
Others who might have been so fortunate as to live their days in some
relatively
ideal manner could just be smug and satisfied that they have done so
well that there
is no need to try to improve. Guess which fits me...
Nothing new here. I don't recall exactly where I left off with the
latest, but there will be
nothing else to report until mid-May when I see the brain guy. He and I
will decide one
way or the other what happens next, if anything. Meantime, I can see
OK, which is to say
can drive and do normal stuff. Still have double vision in the upper
levels of view, but
it seems to have tapered off some. I did see the eye doctor, and I
still have 20-20 vision
with glasses - where it counts. It seems a bit better. If there is an
incoming UFO or meteor,
that is another thing. But - maybe there is hope for slow improvement.
I really don't have anything else to offer for now, so forgive me if I
keep this shorter than
usual.
Take care, and let me know how the new car situation develops, and
whether you dispose
of the old formerly reliable car successfully. Get the KR legal and in
the air again soon.
The longer you procrastinate, the easier it becomes to do nothing. Ennui
consumes ambition,
productivity, and life. Don't let it get to you until there is no
longer any choice.
I still find myself looking at airplane ads, and wishing there were some
way to get my hands on
one to fiddle with, and somehow fly. It sure is hard to admit defeat
with that desire.
George
On 05/01/18 17:58, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote:
He was one of those people who have always been there, somewhere, and
give the impression they are somehow permanent.
Guess not.
My favorite quote of his:
"To me, dealing with inclement weather in light airplanes is one of the
most interesting things that a pilot can do.”
Richard Collins
1933 - 4/29/2018
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