When choosing a spot for kite flying you should take safety into consideration. Steer clear of power lines, roads, airports, buildings and trees. Hills can also cause trouble by making the wind bumpy, which makes flying a kite that much harder. A wide-open space like a park or beach is ideal. Even the center of…
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“Then you flew your Lear Jet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun” Carly Simon, You’re So Vain If you fly to Nova Scotia, you’re going to miss this one. You need to be a bit north of Nova Scotia, and if you want to view the eclipse at its…
Paragliding is a means of escaping the surface of the earth and fly, experiencing the sensation much like the birds do. Paragliding is much like parachuting. With the right wind conditions, you are gently picked up and are able to soar above the ground in a craft that is very maneuverable. Hnag gliding has been…
First of all, it’s pronounced “pa hase.” Circus Pages is a traveling show that originated in Cuba in the 1960’s, and now is based in Florida and they tour the US. They are a smart act in many ways. They have a good financial plan, and will play small venues. I took my kids to…
Every kid loves paper airplanes. Most adults do, too. We all grew up folding sheets of paper we tore out of our Big Chief tablets and folding them into simple darts that would streak across the schoolroom. Paper airplanes are extremely inexpensive, and some amazingly complex designs can be mastered with a little practice. But…
We all love our cars. Well, maybe not ALL the time. When mine has a dead battery, I get annoyed at it. But by and large, we baby our modes of transportation. But one thing we DON’T like to do is fill the blasted things up with expensive gas. Sometimes, solutions to problems involve changing…
When I purchased my screaming fast 486SLC2 system back in 1993, computer owners were, for the most part, technically savvy. As prices for systems plummeted, more and more individuals joined the ranks of PC owners. The result is that today, everyone from your grandma down owns one. However, that aforementioned group, better known as geeks…
Man has fished since earliest antiquity. And while all forms of sport fishing are beautiful in their own right, none is as elegant, challenging, and artistic as fly fishing. Today’s FamilyFirst pick is the online presence of the American Museum of Fly Fishing, located in Manchester, Vermont. Here’s their mission:
When I was a kid, I was amazed by the sight of a man (on television) who was in a contraption that blasted twin jets and allowed him to soar into the air. I never got that image out of my my mind, and later movies like The Rocketeer helped keep that memory fresh. Then,…