Hodgepodge.. Flying High

1. August 19th is National Aviation Day...do you like to fly?

I have flown a lot. I flew almost weekly with student pilots from Ohio to NY to NJ in small planes.  I have also flown in large prop planes and jets but no I am not a huge fan of flying.

 Last time you were on an airplane?  It's been a long while.

The date is chosen in honor of the history and development of aviation, and celebrated on the birthday of Orville Wright. Have you ever been to the Kitty Hawk area of North Carolina?

Just in passing through North Carolina.. that's all.

 The city of Dayton in Ohio (their birthplace).  Not been to Dayton.

2. In what area of your life do you tend to 'wing it'?  Probably too many to mention but it usually turns out just fine.  One particular area is in cooking. I rarely follow a recipe but things turn out very well I think.

Is this an area you should be winging?  Yes.  It's an American trait to innovate and wing things.

3. A favorite book, song, or movie that relates to flight in some way?  Movie:  Top Gun.  

4. Soft serve, gelato, sherbet, frozen yogurt, or good old fashioned ice cream...what's your pleasure?

I Like regular ice cream and I like sherbet in punch.

 Your favorite flavor?  Vanilla for ice cream and raspberry  for sherbet.   At home we often had butter pecan which I also like a lot as well as Cherry vanilla with the big cherry pieces in it.

 How often do you indulge?   Very rarely.

5. I never get tired of :  my family.  

6. Insert your own random thought here:  The Little is off to the Culinary Institute of America to major in her passion:  being a chef.   She has already gained a good reputation as a chef working part time in a few places while in high school in the culinary program. She has won a few statewide competitions as well.

  A Michelin chef she worked with  recommended her for the Institute, whose alumni, Anthony Bourdain is her idol.

Name One or More.

 

Yesterday was the blog's anniversary. It began it's life in August of 2003 though it may have been earlier than that but some original posts are missing since I had to reopen the blog due to some irreparable template errors.   I can recall working on a template back near 9-11, a day I recall so well as I had so many friends working in the Trade Centers and in businesses and schools surrounding it.  I do remember driving north up the Parkway and seeing the towers smoking that day and for days after.

My mother was gone by that time but I do know I wrote a piece about her lunches at Windows  on the World.  She and her friends met there for lunch quite often.    I grew up in a small town by a seaport in North Jersey just 25 minutes or so outside Manhattan.

Here now is an oldie by goodie from Toni's original blog.

Name One or More

 Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  

Here is a repeat of one Toni used in January of 2019....

1.   Name a TV series show or shows in which you have seen every episode at least twice:   Spenser for Hire.   I am a Robert Parker fan and loved the TV series of his novels.  Same with the Jesse Stone series with Tom Selleck.   But there are a number of programs I have seen at least 2 times per episode.

2.   Name a show or shows you can't or would not miss:  I hated to miss an episode of Pretty Little Liars  Though I was very disappointed with the ending, I still enjoyed the build up and my girls and I watched every episode on Tuesday nights  with Mexican food and dessert.  For one special episode I had the bakery make special cupcakes with the show logo on them.   Spending time watching a series with people can be so much fun.

3.   Name an actor or actors that would make you more inclined to watch a show:  Tom Selleck, Robert Duvall, Billy  Bob Thornton, Lucy Hale... the list is long and I am drawing a blank so this will have to do.

4.   Name an actor or actors who would make you less likely to watch a show:  Usually it would be someone who has a bad repuration.  

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