Hijacked to Cuba, Or Getting the Most of an Unfortunate Situation
My flight from freezing Ithaca, NY left early on my Christmas Break to Florida in 1968. We arrived early atContinue Reading
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And Then the DC-10 Tail Engine Exploded
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Myopia Gives Me Vision
I’m extremely near-sighted, and I am grateful for it. It gives me a different perspective. When I was growing up, IContinue Reading
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Risk Analysis of the Pygmies
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Hitch-hiking Across the Algerian Sahara
I never really thought about or intended to hitch-hike across the Sahara. I arrived in Algiers on March 1, 1972.Continue Reading
