Beyond General Av

This is the first post in a new blog for me. It is hard enough finding the time for the posts in my other blog, General Aviation Informal. So why start another one? First of all, I intend to keep up gen av informal. I will never run out of those stories. I love General Aviation. As I get older, I do less and talk and write more. I've discovered that I like writing more than talking. Because when writing, no one can interrupt me. When I phone people, I actually like to get their voice mail. That way I can get my point across without their input. Everyone likes to text message, especially the kids. I never understood this. But I do now. I thought it was so their teacher or boss wouldn't know they were chatting. The real reason is that they get to listen to their favorite person talk. Themselves. I know a lot about this! But alas, I'm sixty years old and I still don't text. Except I do with my son. It's such a pleasure for me to have any kind of interaction with him. He's busy. But he finds a little time for me just because he's a good son, and a generally very good guy. This new blog should really be called "Geezer Vent". I want to bitch a bit about the silly things I don't understand and see if you identify with my position. I'm gonna try not to "whine" too much. "What's the difference between a Flight Attendant and a jet engine? A jet engine stops whining after you park at the gate." Yes, in this new blog I will tell a few "airline" stories. I will avoid the classic ones that are repeated through the years, each one told like it happened last week. My stories will be about me (of course!). I was not the "normal" airline pilot. Also I want to talk a little on religion. Which really means religion, politics, and sociology. They are all the same. My take on religion may surprise you. I'm not radical. I'm not anti or pro. I want to get a few things down on paper to try to sort them out. I may write one or two posts about Christianity and get it all out of my system. But I have enough airline stuff for a lifetime. Also, there is this day to day stuff that we all do which I just don't get. And I'm as irrational as the next guy. This new blog will be a place for me to write about the Christmas holiday too. It may be a "rant". More likely it will just be Lloyd Lou wishing each and every one of you a very happy and healthy holiday season. This blog post and all my posts are dedicated to a Navy SEAL, my dear friend and nephew, an American hero, the bravest man I've ever known, Petty Officer William DeGennaro. Rest up Billy. There are 1700 of us sending you love every day. You're getting stronger. I'll see you this coming week. Welcome everyone to "Lloyd Lou I Talk to You"! :::::+:::::