Lectures From My High Horse

Life Isn't About You! An Inspirational Speech

The first step to giving a baccalaureate speech is finding out what baccalaureate means.

Being Sick

Medical Procedures, Feather Pillows, Allergic Reactions, & Wailing!

That time when Adi had an allergic reaction, Janice had gallbladder issues, and I got some cysts removed.

Procrastination

Procrastination & Motivation

Procrastination is merely the process of distilling motivation down to its most ferocious form and then drinking it all in one sitting.

Pets Other Than Children

Taking The Bunny Out For A Casual Sunday Stroll

Bunnies prefer walking under pine trees, logs, thorn bushes, and parked cars which are all very hard places to walk.

Airplane Mechanics

Finally An A&P Mechanic!

This is the culmination of two and half years of working towards the 4,800 hours of experience needed to take the tests.

Airplane Mechanics

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.

What Doesn't Kill You...

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.

Lectures From My High Horse

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.

Videos

Video: Taste Testing Civet Poop Coffee

Indonesia isn't the most exotic place this coffee has been...

Holy Matrimony!

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.

Raising Children

Introducing Oliver Quinn Snader

Once again I realized that, in theory I know how birth works, but I still have trouble believing it does.

Holy Matrimony!

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.

Airplane Mechanics

Dissolving Steel With Alum Powder

Apparently watchmakers came up with this method to dissolve screws out of brass.

Raising Children

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.

Airplanes

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.

West Virginia

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.

Pets Other Than Children

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.

Traveling With Children

We Went To Zambia (And Came Back Again)

The whole family travels to Zambia to help a mission organization work on their airplanes.

God Worked Things Out

A Remarkable Series of Events

It all started when someone tried to give me a motorcycle.

Pets Other Than Children

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.

Raising Children

The Fears Of A Father

No matter where you are in life, there's something to worry about.

Stories From My Youth

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.

Minivans

Nearer My God To Thee

She stood on the brakes as I sat in the passenger seat, dug my fingernails into the dashboard, and hummed Nearer My God to Thee.

Holy Matrimony!

Our Testimonies

"You can't go out there this time of year or you'll die," the Russian Mennonites said. "Come live with us for a few years to learn how to live here."