My Written Exams Are Done!
General aviation is one part Stone Age and one part NASA. Sometimes we're fretting over .005" tolerance and sometimes we're beating things with a hammer and a block of wood.
Josh Snader
My Problems Are Fine →
Everyone always has problems in life no matter what. And if I had to pick problems to have, I'd say mine are fine.
What Doesn't Kill You...
Pennsylvania Bans New Jersey Drivers →
Morality, like turning signals, is relative. I haven’t been paying attention to driving laws before, why would I start now?
Lectures From My High Horse
I Consider Myself Smarter Than A Donkey So I Remain Hopeful →
If he didn't run home to his mama whimpering, then maybe he had what it took to be a missionary.
Lectures From My High Horse
Video: Taste Testing Civet Poop Coffee →
Indonesia isn't the most exotic place this coffee has been...
Videos
Bunny Husbandry & Strange Talents →
A good engineer wouldn't let a little bunny pee on the porch stop him from persisting until he beat a bad design into a poor one.
Holy Matrimony!
Introducing Oliver Quinn Snader →
Once again I realized that, in theory I know how birth works, but I still have trouble believing it does.
Raising Children
Close, But No Baby →
Janice recovers from COVID and almost has a baby. I work on a Porter and get some help changing a tire on a King Air.
Holy Matrimony!
Dissolving Steel With Alum Powder →
Apparently watchmakers came up with this method to dissolve screws out of brass.
Airplane Mechanics
Lest By Her Continual Coming She Wearies Me →
There's a real possibility that by six years of age my kids will realize they're smarter than me and will move out on their own.
Raising Children
Adi Sends Posts, Elliot Runs Wild, Family Goes to AirVenture →
If we give away all our spoons, we'll have to eat soup with our fingers.
Airplanes
Camping Memories →
Camping is the quickest way to make memories and it costs less than the more pleasant alternatives like boating or flying or going to Disneyland.
West Virginia
The Fate Of A Bunny →
That time we gave our van to a homeless lady and then her dog ended up killing our pet bunny.
Pets Other Than Children
We Went To Zambia (And Came Back Again) →
The whole family travels to Zambia to help a mission organization work on their airplanes.
Traveling With Children
A Remarkable Series of Events →
It all started when someone tried to give me a motorcycle.
God Worked Things Out
We Bought A Bunny →
I filled the sink with water and gave the bunny a bath. I've also given a chicken a bath and between the two, I'd say a bunny is easier.
Pets Other Than Children
The Fears Of A Father →
No matter where you are in life, there's something to worry about.
Raising Children
Four Teenagers Drive A Saturn To Mexico →
That time three friends and I graduated high school and drove my $600 car from Pennsylvania to Mexico and back again.
Stories From My Youth