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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.
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Procrastination and Motivation
Procrastination is merely the process of distilling motivation down to its most ferocious form and then drinking it all in one sitting.
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VIDEO: Fixing A Swing
The swing disintegrated. “Should we buy a new one?” Janice asked. Forget that! We’re here for only one more summer. Time to dig out the Duck tape.
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Saving Lives and Reaching Souls in One of the Least Explored Countries on Earth; Papua New Guinea
Setting the Scene Papua New Guinea is an island located right about Australia. It shares the island with Indonesia and has a population of about eight million people. It is…
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San Diego Pilot Saving Lives 7,000 Miles from Home
A local TV station in San Diego did a short interview with Mark Palm, the founder of Samaritan Aviation (the organization we’ve joined), about the origins of Samaritan Aviation. It’s…
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Taking the Bunny Out for Casual Sunday Stroll
Bunnies don’t make great walking companions, in case you ever wondered. They also prefer walking under pine trees, logs, thorn bushes, and parked cars which are all very hard places…
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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.
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My Written Exams Are Done!
Above: I hold my signed Form 8610-2 giving me the FAA’s blessing to proceed with my A&P exams. (All the sensitive info has been redacted.) Unfortunately the FAA doesn’t just…
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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.
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Pennsylvania Bans New Jersey Drivers (Satire)
Morality, like turning signals, is relative. I haven’t been paying attention to driving laws before, why would I start now?
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We’re Moving to Papua New Guinea! Oliver Gets Covid & More | March 2022 Newsletter
If it wasn’t for Samaritan Aviation, critically ill patients would have to travel by canoe for 2-3 days down a river full of crocodiles and malaria infested mosquitoes to reach the…
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I Consider Myself Smarter Than A Donkey So I Remain Hopeful
“There are three stages in the work of God: Impossible; difficult; done.”
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We’re Officially Part of Samaritan Aviation!
We’re excited! And I answer a few of your likely questions about Samaritan Aviation.
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VIDEO: Taste Testing Civet Poop Coffee
Indonesia isn’t the most exotic place this coffee has been…
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Bunny Husbandry and 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.
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Baby Oliver, Catching Snowflakes, Igniting Christmas Spirit | November 2021 Newsletter
Who were you created to be? Also, the Christmas spirit’s been ignited and won’t fade until New Years.
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Introducing Oliver Quinn Snader
Once again I realized that, in theory I know how birth works, but I still have trouble believing it does.
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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.
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Dissolving Steel Out of Aluminum with Alum Powder
This apparently comes from an old watchmaker’s trick. They frequently break steel screws in brass and they use this method to dissolve the screw out of the brass.
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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.
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Exploding Stroller Tires and Maintaining Mission Lifelines | September 2021 Newsletter
You don’t need airplanes to be a missionary. But when you do, it’s a lifeline for your ministry!
