April 1 - Sketch of the Birthday Girl

Happy Birthday, Becky. Though, I am still a novice, I love sketching the human face.

Her face dominated by her amazing eyes. Her lips, imho, is her signature feature (also the most difficult for me to draw). I am trying to get back to basics and finetune my drawing skills more. I'd like to retire one day as a portrait painter.

Becky's birthday gave me an opportunity to once again capture her spirit!

:( if there is no resemblence, sorry, Becky! I will improve, I promise.

I hope you have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY,GIRL!

Gentle Corrections - Flying Lesson #11

Saturday afternoon, I practiced more emergency procedures, and take offs /landings. I am very disappointed in my landings. "Gentle corrections" - my instructor keeps reminding me. "Pitch for speed, power for altitude". There is so much coordination involved in landing a plane. Flying isn't like driving. On the road, if there is a tire blow out or engine failure, it's a quick pull to the side of the road. In a plane, you have to perform a set of demanding tasks before you can set the plane down safely. And finding a place to land is a task in itself.

I bought this book from Amazon and had my nose in it all evening. Currently, I am learning a lot of "DO THIS" - "DON'T DO THAT" when flying. And my instructor is pretty good about informing me why I should do this or that. This book was very helpful because the author used his own personal experiences to explain why you should fly it like this or that.

The author gave great tips on takeoff and initial climb, enroute climb and cruise, and descent and landing. Here are some good examples that explain why we fly it that way:

Short Field Take-Offs: "On short fields, some pilots apply power as they are wheeling into position for takeoff. This acceleration in a turn puts a side load on the landing gear and also causes fuel in the tanks to slosh toward the outside of the turn; if the tanks are not full, it might cause the fuel to move away from the line that feeds the engine, and a power interruption can result" eeechs, we just practiced this at Oceano Airport, but it wasn't in a turn.

Initial Climb: My instructor has me at atleast 3000 feet before we change power and fly level. I never question it. That's just what I was told. The author advises not to make power changes until you are atleast 1000 feet above the ground because if an engine is going to fail, it will fail when there is a change of power because the internal stresses of the engine changes, also. Not that a change in power will promote engine failure, but it affects the timing of it. So flying at 1000+ feet, if an engine failure occurred, will give you more reaction time.

Enroute climb and cruise: Though the most efficient way to climb to altitude is full power and best rate of climb, the enroute climb is conducted where there is high traffic. Take for instance the collision between 727 and Cessna 172. The author suggest a climb cruise (75% power and speed above best rate of climb) and mild S-turns for better tracking of other aircrafts.

I also bought this book because I made some mistakes while communicating to the tower. My CFI corrected me but I was embarrassed. I really need to get over my mike fright. I was told to report the numbers and I used the word "beaming the numbers".. WRONG..

abm abeam - an aircraft is abeam a point when that point is at ninety degrees left or right of the aircraft's track, but term usually used to indicate a general position rather than a specific point.

My current short term goal is to study and pass the written exam. I need to do that within the next two months.

current hours: 12.9

Happy Easter -- from My Girl

I don't need no money,
Fortune or fame.
I've got all the riches, baby,
One woman can claim.

Well, I guess you'll say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl. (My girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl. (My girl)

I've got sushine on cloudy day
With my girl.

Y.A.T.I. -- yet another transparency image...

So here's my attempt at creating my transparent image. What do you think? Come on...jump on the bandwagon. I got a seat for you right here:

A very creative guy with a free 4 minutes took a picture of exactly what was behind his laptop and made it his wallpaper/desktop image. The illusion is that the screen is transparent.--Chrisdiclerico.com

Flight Lesson #10: Emergency Procedures

While waiting in the lobby at PCF this morning, I saw these poster hanging on the wall. When I lived in Miami, I had seen these art deco style travel prints. I remembered taking a liking to them but never knew who was the artist. I enquired about the prints and was told that they purchased the prints from Grey Young Publishing in Santa Barbara.

I googled the publishing company when I came home and discovered the artist was Kerne Erickson. I perused his gallery and found many familiar prints that I had seen when I lived in Miami. I love these vintage aircrafts and am going to purchase these to hang in my home.



Today's lesson, we practiced emergency procedures. The two most important points I have to remember is:

1) Maintain BEST GLIDE (60 knots in Cessna 152)
2) Find landing site (noting wind direction and velocity)

In my guitar class last night, I met two other seasoned pilots. It was really great talking to them as they supported my decision to learn to fly. It is surprising how many pilots (male/female) I have run into (ie. art class and guitar class). I like the comraderie amongst pilots. I especially enjoy their tales.

An old college peer told me this tale: When he was thirteen, his family was flying home when the aircraft they were in was caught in a bad turbulent storm. Everyone was told to proceed with the emergency procedures and he remembered, being scared, holding hands with a complete stranger - young girl next to him. Twenty years later, on an expedition in Africa, he meets up with this same girl. What are the odds?? Fate intervened again, ten years after Africa, they run into each other at JFK Airport New York. They were both engaged to someone at the time, but decided to maintain a friendship. Several months later, they realized fate kept bringing back together for a reason. They are now happily married.. to each other.

Do you have any frightening or airplane related tales to tell?

Hackers and Painters

In hacking, like painting, work comes in cycles....A novice begins without knowing it; next he tries to consciously be original; finally he decides its more important to be right than original - Paul Graham

This book was pretty good. He explores the motivations of "hackers" and parallels it with painting.

In painting, I start with a sketch, then I lay down the darks/shadows, the midtones and then the lights, carefully adding in the right values. Then I go back with colors to convey a mood. I'm still a newbie to painting, so there is still lots of corrections as I go. (These last three imageries started as sketches, study of the human form. I scanned the sketch into Photoshop and then I utilized layers, masks, and tools (burn, dodge, smudge, blur)). These will serve as more defined sketches for pastel / oil. I wanted to post these up since someone accused me of simply editing a photograph. My goal is to achieve more photo-realism in my paintings.



In programming, pretty much works the same way for me. I start out with some psueducode "sketch" of what I want to accomplish. I put in the general code and then I go back and refactor and refactor. Create classes and procedures, etc. Another element present in both is inspiration. When in the "flow", I can paint til the wee hours of the morning. Same applies to programming.

I thought this was cool: Randomized Hash

---

keys= keys %movies;
$selectedKey = $keys[int rand( @keys)];
$selectedValue = $movies{$selectedKey};

---

I've been excited about Perl and have been working on a small little program. I'm at the "refactoring" stage completing the guts of the program. I now have to go back and add the colors (graphical interface).

If I am not creating "something", I feel half alive, mostly dead (ooh - a Jewel verse). I used to wonder if I had chosen the right career path, and now I believe I have. Programming allows me the opportunity to create, and like painting, good design is redesign. You have to keep at it, rarely is it right the first time.

What are your passions?

Sketch of Agony

You suffer in quietude, you speak to her mechanically, while the heart writhes in agony like a knife thrust into your heart.

I rewatched "Love Actually" yesterday. I loved the conversation between Sam and Daniel:

Sam: ... But the truth is I'm in love ... and there's nothing I can do about it.
Daniel: Aren't you a bit young to be in love?
Sam: No.
Daniel: Oh, OK, right. Well, I'm a little relieved.
Sam: Why?
Daniel: Well, you know - I thought it might be something worse.
Sam: [incredulous] Worse than the total agony of being in love?
Daniel: Oh. No, you're right. Total agony.

Sketch of Defeat

What do you do when your dreams become unattainable.

Do you admit defeat?

Perls Are A Girl's Best Friends

I believe I am fairly artistic and I tend to spend majority of time in that area. But once in a while, the geek in me does surface. With our company migrating to Oracle, comes the opportunity to learning new tools, the obvious being Oracle/PLSQL. But in addition, using Oracle with Perl. I've bagged on Perl enough. It's about time I buckle down and actually learn Perl.

I came across a Perl puzzle that stumped me yesterday.

So what does this print?

@a = ();
$h{'a'} = 'b';
push @a, %h;
print "@a";

The newbie in me thought it would print b.

WRONG...


so I evaluated each line:

1) @a = (); # Creates an empty array

2) $h{'a'} = 'b'; # huh?

3) push @a, %h; # pushing hash %h into array @a

4) print "@a"; # print array @a


Well, being really new to perl, I had no clue what was $h{'a'} = 'b';

I am assuming, you are adding value 'b' to the anonymous hash that is already initialized with key 'a'.

So $h{'a'} = 'b' is a scalar reference to hash %h and key 'a' and you are assigning 'b' to it??

3) pushes hash @h to array @a

4) print @a will output: a b


I believe the answer is right, but my reasoning could be wrong?

Wow... learning a new programming language is fun. Problem is I have to stop applying the same rule in another language to a new language. #2 stumped me because I'm so used to working with languages that make you declare variable before you use it. Also, I'm not used to notations such as %$@ to designate a variable type.

Flying in turbulent weather.....

Last weekend, I went flying and had my second fright. I posted awhile back that during my second lesson, when making a 15 degree bank turn, my door became ajar at 2000+ feet. I heard this has happened before and since then I've made sure I am buckled properly and that the door is latched tightly.

It appeared to be a nice warm day until I listened to ATIS and it reported moderate turbulence at 1000+ ft. We took off and immediately I felt a pressure drag. It was hard trying to gain altitute and at the same keep the plane from rolling. At 4000 ft, we experienced less turbulence. My CFI wanted to practice level flight and power off stalls. So we practiced level flight and it went smoothly.

Next was the power off stall. So, here I was -- steady at slow flight, I slowly pulled back the throttle to idle. I applied right rudder and also back pressure to the yoke to reduce airspeed but maintain altitude. I was holding it in place waiting for the nose to drop amidst the cacophony of engine, wind and stall horn noise. When the nose dropped, I pushed in the carb heat, applied full power and lower the nose to regain airspeed, and also retract the flaps to twenty degrees. But because of the turbulence, there was a loss of lift.

On our way back as we started to descend, the turbulence was very intense. I had to turn the control over to my CFI. He was doing a decent job until we hit a bumpy area that knocked him out his seat. His seat belt unbuckled! WHOA! I had to take the wheel while he buckled up. It reminded me of a roller coaster ride - the thrashing back and forth and the sudden drop.

The Penile Pursuits - #1

In his post about the Erotica-LA, Brady mentions:

One of the most basic things I saw at the AVN Expo that seemed like the people made HUGE money on were the t-shirt vendors. There a handful of them at the expo and they were pimping shirts with clever logos. One of the vendors was "I Love Vagina Clothing Co." they were selling shirts for $15.00 a pop, their booth was simple and just loaded with T-shirts and stickers they were consistently slammed with a mob of people.

So, I worked up some sketches/ideas for T-shirts. What do you guys think? If you know any "song titles" that I could incorporate with this theme, let me know. If I use it, I will send you a free t-shirt :)

Sketch of a Loser

I've often wondered if I was born to the wrong parents. I am the black sheep in my family. I know I am a disgrace to my parents. Rather than follow traditions - marry at 18, have several kids, buy a house in the suburb, drive a couple of nice cars like my cousins. I opted for the vagabond life - partied about, traveled abroad, dated outside my race, fell in love and had a child out of wedlock, became broke, lived as a pauper, single mom at 33, renting instead of owning, and driving a beat up car with a hole in the bumper. Not something you'd want for you child, understandably.

Another disappointment. I didn't go to medical school like expected. I didn't arrive in a career that would benefit society, ie Teacher, Dentist, etc. No, I became a programmer. Didn't matter that I finished graduate school. I can't measure up especially since my sister, married mother of three, who owns couple ranches is now a strong candidate for Principal of an elementary school. Congrats, Anne!! I am close to my sister and very proud of her.

What's more disappointing? My throwing away money in hobbies such has flying, painting and guitar lessons not to mention my other meaningless pursuits. My dad called me this morning. I haven't talked to them in several weeks. It's difficult to face up to expectations you know you can't meet. And its disheartening to have to hear your parents boasts of other cousins and wonder why you can't be more like them. So my 33rd birthday, my dad called to remind me once again that I am still the .............loser.

More Art

Brady suggested that I take a look at Todd Golman's art. Wow.. I like it!

I ran across a web page boycotting his t-shirts and art. I haven't really formed an opinion yet, so I will keep my comments to myself. I find the art humourous, but I can see how it can be "promoting violence". I believe just like movies, video games, toy guns, cartoons, etc., it's the role of the parent to educate their kids. I don't think its necessarily right to limit an artist to what he/she should paint. As a parent, I explain certain situations to my daughter and I also refrain from showing her materials targeted for mature audiences until she is ready to make her own judgement. I don't believe in shielding everything. But I do believe in "small doses". You can't go through life with rose-colored glasses.

It's in the intent. I don't look at this art piece and see violence or male bashing. I see reality .. hahahhaah...just kidding...

ART ART ART!!!

I found this art at Chris. The piece is by Marius Valdes. Chris' site is filled with pixel art and links to other creative sites such as Drawn, a new site devoted to animation and illustration. Man, Chris is one talented guy!
Check out Lloyd Dobler and Edward Scissorhands

The Valdes piece is an art form I like a lot. I like the bright colors with the bold outlines and the use of simple primary colors. I'm trying to utilize a lot of colors in my paintings. I am getting inspired by perusing through many art blogs. i am not sleeping very well because I'm getting addicted to pixel art.

Boolean Logic

I've been reading "Write Great Code, Understanding the Machine" by Randall Hyde. Tonight's chapter is on boolean logic. I found this chapter pretty interesting since many high level languages process boolean expressions and by optimizing these expressions, it can greatly improve performance. I ran across a flaw in a boolean logic (in one of my SQL SP's) at work the other day. Interesting how something so simple can get quite complex.

What's interesting is the boolean postulates (assumptions) used in boolean algebra:

Assume A, B, and C are logical states that can have the values 0 (false) and 1 (true). "+" means OR, "·" means AND, and NOT[A] means NOT A.

(1) A + 0 = A A · 1 = A identity
(2) A + NOT[A] = 1 A · NOT[A] = 0 complement
(3) A + B = B + A A · B = B · A commutative law
(4) A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C A · (B · C) = (A · B) · C associative law
(5) A + (B · C) = (A + B) · (A + C) A · (B + C) = (A · B) + (A · C) distributive law

When used in boolean operators:

(1)Closed - AND (+), OR (·), NOT (')
(2)AND and OR are commutative
(3)AND and OR are associative
(4)AND and OR are distributive with respect to each other
(5)Identity of AND is 1, OR is zero and no identity to NOT
(6)For every A, there exists a A' such that A · A' = 0 and A + A' =1

Cool logic puzzles that can be solved using Boolean algebra.

Portrait of Selfishness

I tossed and turned all last night. I am not one to vent on here, but considering it is my day and in light of Becky's recent post, I am going to VENT. I am going to talk about people who are oblivious to the negative consequences of their actions towards their friends. These types of people fail to be considerate of others due to their thoughtlessness. Although, I'm sure it was not willful or premeditated, it's a culmination of lack of foresight, will, and selflessness. However, I am sure it was not the first time nor the last time these shortcomings have materialized.

I will refrain from using real names, as most of you will recognize this "person" or identify with this person. He/She could be a sister, brother, cousin, friend, co-worker, a loved one or even you, the reader. The example is of a friend who was reminded weeks prior and who agreed to celebrate a certain special event tonight. However at moments notice, with circumstances out of his/her control, he/she could not attend. Nonetheless, with some forethought, this could have been remedied. Was it accidental? coincidental? purposeful? Who really knows.. but with the constant prodding weeks prior, it was easily avoidable by simply "better planning". This planning does take initiative. This initiative stem from RESPECT. In the end, it is as simple as lack of respect.

I was very hurt last night by my friend's lack of respect and caring. I couldn't sleep a wink. Am I being melodramatic? No, I don't think so. I've gone out of my way to remain friends. I have offered time and time again my friendship in which he/she took readily, but have not reciprocated. I lost respect. I have a small circle of friends. But these friends are people I can count on. We're conscious of our actions and reciprocate favors and good doings. (Mutual) Random acts of kindness builds great friendships. I don't know if I necessarily want to reach out to this person and be friends anymore. Friends don't leave you high and dry...

33

This weekend, I celebrated my Birthday with Ted and Vince in Morro Bay. I finally got them to go kayaking with me. Yeah! I love kayaking. Since it was Ted's first time, we opted for the calm waters of the bay in Morry Bay. He was complaining about swells and sharks. Pictured here is Ted and Vince. We kayaked to the dunes and spent the morning picking shells and admiring the beach. Then we raced back. Ted really enjoyed going out of his element and kayaking. WE are planning to go back out this coming weekend. I actually wanted a little more movement. The water a little too calm for my taste, but baby steps for Ted.

We met up with Erika and headed to BLUE in San Luis Obispo for dinner and music and then to SLO Brewery for a game of 8-ball where I, once again, showed them who was boss. Vince is actually a pretty good pool player. He actually cleaned the table in one game leaving my 5 balls still remaining. I was impressed. Vince is actually leaving for Australia this coming weekend to meet up with his girlfriend.

I am very appreciative of my friends. It was so nice of them to take the time out of their hectic life to celebrate my birth day. Thanks guys for making my 33rd birthday loads of fun!!

Also.. thanks to Becky for her wonderful blog and for sending people over!! Blogger friends RULE!!

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Pets and their Owners

Okay..Okay..I gotta stop spoofing Ben. I'm pretty sure he's up to his neck in my jokes. But I could't help it. This is for Roscoe. I ran across this article:

...Suggests people choose canines who resemble themselves

So it makes you wonder, is it Roscoe who is the chick magnet or Ben? Go figure???

Free Dachshund to good home

I got this email today, and it gave me goosebumps.

I need a favor !!

My neighbor has a puppy he's giving away (FREE!).

It's a Dachshund, it's house broken,

and it's great with kids.

He's giving it away because his wife

says the dog 'stares' at her, and

that gives her the 'Heebie Jeebies'.

If you're interested, or know someone who is, let me know.

Here's a picture of the dog.

Stuck In A Moment...

I read somewhere that this song was written for Bono's friend Michael Hutchence who had committed suicide. I didn't know this at the time and have always loved this song. Whenever I was depressed, this was one of those songs I would play over and over again. Sometimes, we get stuck in a moment and no matter what we do, we just can't get pass it.

I'm not afraid of anything in this world
There's nothing you can throw at me that I haven't already heard
I'm just trying to find a decent melody
A song that I can sing in my own company

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And now you can't get out of it
Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

I've been playing with vector art and pixel art in Photoshop. (Pixel art is pretty challenging!! -- I rather draw freehand!) I still don't quite have the hang of it. But I find its pretty helpful in understanding values. I usually will do a charcoal sketch before painting to get the lighting and values down, but actually working with vectors help just as much with colors, light and values. I am working on "The Blues" series of paintings next but I have been stuck in a "lull". I looked at my canvas and instead of seeing colors, I see a black hole.

Tonight, I felt unusually depressed. Played some guitar and then attempted to paint some more, but couldn't. Turned on the radio and "Stuck in a Moment" was on. The lyrics moved me and within seconds, I had photoshop open and started brushing. I just need to get a hold of myself. Two hours later - voila. The things you can accomplish with just a little inspiration. Now, its back to the canvass once again....

Today is Ben's Birthday... and he barely escaped the grim reeper.

I've been wanting to spoof him since this post.

Happy Birthday, Ben and many more to come!!

Bay To Breakers

Heard about this event, Bay to Breakers, from my buddy, Greg. Looks like it will be a lot of fun.

Albertsons Bay To Breakers is a 12K (7.46 miles) course. From sea level at the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along Hayes Street Hill. Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between Fillmore and Steiner, bringing them to the highest point in the race, approximately 215 feet above sea level. The remainder of the course gradually flows downhill alongside the Panhandle and through Golden Gate Park

In the true spirit of San Francisco the race is a celebration for everyone. Packs of Elvis', hoards of genies, mobile Tiki Huts, and thousands of other costumed participants join with families, weekend runners and people just out for a stroll.

Early Registration (Through April 15) $29.50 - Adults. I'd like to get a group of us to participate. Email me if you are interested!!!

Prohibited Activities



The following activities are not permitted. The SFPD may arrest or cite violators.

Public consumption of alcohol (including kegs, bottles, and cans).

Participating naked :).

Roller blades, skateboards and bicycles are not allowed on the course.

Animals are not allowed on the course.

Plastic bags for warm-ups.

Something's Gotta Give

I was told from a colleague at work that I would like this film by writer/director Nancy Meyers ("What Women Want"). So I went and bought it. (By the way, I don't rent films anymore. What's the use? If I like it, I'd like to see it over and over again. If I don't like it, it becomes a Christmas gift ...hehehe)

All start cast - Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Amanda Peet and oh yes Keanu Reeves. Diane Keaton was simply spactacular and who doesn't love the antagonistic, cynical Nicholson. I only wished Frances's character had more visibility as she also is a tremendous actress and her character was very humorous and formidable.
My favorite line from the movie was actually from France's character:

Never married, which, as we know, if you were a woman, would be a curse. You'd be an old maid, a spinster.

The whole over-50 dating scene is geared towards men leaving older women out. And, as a result, the women become more and more productive...and, therefore, more and more interesting. While, in turn, makes them even less desirable because, as we know, men...especially older men are threatened and afraid of productive, interesting women. It is just so clear.

Single older women as a demographic are as f*&^*& a group as can exist.

It had its lull moments and the contrived, predictable hollywood ending and what woman over 50 (or over 30 for that sake) would turn down the advances of Keanu.

So if you don't mind sitting through some dry moments (the second hour), it's a pretty funny film saved by intelligent dialogues.

It's all about the dialogue! (hint hint, Becky!!)

Open Water

I was talking with my friend, Jason H., the other day regarding scuba diving. I am looking at getting certified in the near future. He suggested I watch "Open Water" since it made him think twice about getting certified. I took him up on his suggestion and bought the video this weekend.

First, I really like jittery, nervous cinematography. It's a style I've seen used by the Pang Brothers (BangKok Dangerous, The Eye) and the movie Blair Witch Project that I have come to really appreciate. So, if you get seasick / carsick easily, you may get a little nauseated while watching the movie. The movie was shot with a video camcorder so it almost had that documentary feel instead of a hollywood recreation.

Second, since it was based on true events (not true story), it actually proved to be more frightening to me than JAWS or Deep Blue Sea especially with the realistic swimming with sharks. At first you only see what they see - which is just the surface and dorsal fins poking in and out of the water. I'm biting my nails due to the suspense of when the sharks will attack. I am reminded of a snorkeling adventure in Key Largo. While snorkeling, I saw a baracuda swimming at my side. That alone sent me swimming to shore. I can only imagine the fear seeing a shark and no shore in sight.

Third - I can't see how more realistic you can get with the ending (considering it was a shark movie).

In final -- IM F^&%%^$%NG SCARED NOW!!! Great movie.. I highly recommend it!

Starting Over

Well.. server crashed and my whole blog went down with it. I've had to start over. Thanks to a fellow co-worker, Brady, I am back up again.

The next several days, I will be busy revamping the page, argh!!

Thanks for visiting...

To Fly or Not to Fly

"That was something I wanted to do for a long time, a major ambition." - Steve Fossett, Millionaire pilot completes flight around the world

The last several weeks, with the weather being non cooperative and money being kind of tight, I have had to put my flying lessons on hold. As a result, I became unmotivated and started questioning why I wanted to fly in the first place.

I have always loved traveling by plane but I didn't realize how much I enjoyed "flying" until I sat in the cockpit of a Cessna 172 - one hand on the yoke the other on the throttle. I felt empowered. Flying has become a personal challenge for me. As long as I can remember, I've always daydreamed about being an astronaut. The idea of traveling to another planet is a fantasy of mine (Yes, Becky, in Fantasy Land, I am an astronaut). I'm saddened that I may not be able to make that space flight in my lifetime.

Tonight I went to the San Luis Obispo Chapter Ninety-Nines dinner/meeting. They are an organization of women pilots. They have fly-outs once a month to many interesting places. This month it will be to Furnace Creek. I look forward to coming along for the ride. I met other women pilots and their stories of triumphs reinforced the reasons why I started to fly.

There's Roxanne who just flew her first solo flight. Coincidentally, we have the same instructor. It was actually good having met her. After talking with her, I feel really good about my instructor. He's young but very knowledgeable and teaches by the book. I'd recommend him (Eric Jones) to anyone wanting to fly in the San Luis Obispo county.

I even got to meet Ellen one the air traffic controllers. Wow, she was nice and gave me a lot of pointers. Cool - she also invited me to come up and visit her in the ATC tower next time I fly. That should be a lot of fun to tour the ATC tower. She is the only female working the ATC tower, so if you've flown into SLO, she's the one clearing you in. Say hi to her next time.

It was a great dinner held at the Spirit Restaurant right in front of the airport and across from PCF Aviation. Twenty plus planes must have taken off and landed during those 2 hours. We sat in the porch and had front side view. I found out the restaurant used to be a terminal.

Upcoming Events:
Sun 3/5 - Flyout to Furnace Creek
Sat 3/12 - Pilot Refresher Course at SLO County Library
Sat 4/30 - De-Mistifying Local Weather & Procedures for VFR and IFR Pilots - SLO County Library at 9:00 am. Cost is 35.00

Another short term challenge is to skydive. I've been looking at SF and Lompoc. I figure once I experience the air, then I can start looking at the seas and learn to scubadive. I can only imagine the many hidden treasures beneath the waves.
Sometimes I feel as if my to-do list is getting longer and longer and I am afraid I am running out of time. I wonder if anyone of you have a list also and if you also feel you are running out of time?