Guillow's Balsa Models

The Joy of Flight

     Where would the modeler's joy be found if not for Paul K. Guillow? The offering of such a diverse array of airplane model kits is found to be quite pleasing and a pure joy to sort through whether on the Guillow's website Wow! or other places such as ebay. A long history of model airplane kit manufacturing holds the answers to every aviation enthusiast's desires from the Wright Bro's to the Jet Age. Currently I am finishing up a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog balsa model kit from Guillow's stock. Looking forward to moving right on into the Piper Super Cub 95 with hopes of running the Cox .020 Pee Wee engine on it for R/C. Well it will surely be quite the challenge as I simply am not 'in touch' with the smaller variety of model airplanes. Plenty of inventory to begin with though along with several plans for rubber powered balsa ships. See you in the sky!

Jubilee and Israel’s Inheritance

      As a season of Jubilee is upon us, we most certainly anticipate a land grab to be made by Israel at some point during the course of the next few months. Just as in June 1967 during the "six day war" Israel will find the path to expand its borders once again, of this I feel certain. 

Pietenpol Air Camper

How about that! A Pietenpol Air Camper in Peanut Scale by Peck-Polymers. An older complete kit picked up on eBay for a few bucks, Sweet! Rubber powered models are special, unique I should say, in that they tend to be on the small side yet at the same time portray scale flying examples. They prove to be quite challenging to build to scale form and most rewarding when they take to the air free from your grip.  Wow! Nothing better than a calm day enjoying model airplanes puttzing around the field. Fly them when you can and as often as you do think of freedom...

President Trump Visits Old Jerusalem

In A Historic First, Trump Visits Old City Of Jerusalem. From NPR http://n.pr/2qMdYdX

Tracfone Android

From the days of old, way back in the earliest times of using Tracfone. My desire to record notes of text on my personal device has driven me to search out the most suitable device offered by Tracfone Wireless. I have tried many, and while a couple of these trials have proven fair note taking experiences, it was finally the Android Smart phone which has stood the test and proven itself to be a craftsman's companion. When combined with Evernote, the smartphone becomes a vital tool in producing well organized works which are easily shared by email or on microblogging sites, personal blogs, and webpages. At the moment I use the ZTE Valet and although not the best that Tracfone offers it has proven mostly reliable and an excellent backup to the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini which is my full time phone. It appears that I'm headed for Windows as I recently purchased a Lumia 640 Dual Sim phone for work and personal combined, will be moving into it by year's end. Just rambling...

The Right of Passage

Know Your Rights

     Where do your rights begin and end? Easy, birth and death. From the very beginning of human history we find the right of passage given to man, that is, the opportunity to pass through this age of flesh and bone at least once. 

     The systemic flow of knowledge coupled with technological advancements has complicated the journey and forced many to end their travels sooner than necessary. To this I say, live simple and walk with your creator in so much as you take on in life be sure of your ability to handle the stress of any given situation and if after undertaking a task it seems to much for you to bear then back away and seek refuge in the arms of the Holy Spirit as comfort awaits you there. Man may dictate to you how to live within his society, but only God has the knowledge to prosper you as part of his creation, a functioning figure in the midst of His plan. 

Sultana

  

  Perhaps a lesser known tragedy of the American Civil War is the explosion aboard the Sultana, a steam powered paddle wheeler riverboat, while an estimated 2200+ POW Union Army soldiers were being transported upstate via the Mississippi river after being released from Confederate capture at the end of the war. It is estimated some 1800+ souls perished the night of April 27, 1865. Follow the link to view a full episode of PBS History Detectives which details and solves the mystery surrounding the fatal explosions aboard this overloaded riverboat.
PBS History Detectives Sultana
   
     An article here on the History website provides a deeper look into the Sultana on History

   

     Included here is a short video from a local news broadcast in Arkansas near the location where the remains of the Sultana lay buried beneath a bean field and a portion remaining submerged in an area of the river. I first learned of this event while reading Walter A. McDougall’s “Throes of Democracy”.