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I don't know about you, but I have been surfeited these past months with the word "change." It seems both parties held claim to that mysterious word. "Change" obviously means so many things... (cont.)

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I couldn't believe it. There on a gigantic panoramic screen were Kodak moments of my life. My life in aviation. One of the earliest photos showed me sitting on the running board of an ancient Dodge Cabriolet automobile. There were three of us... (cont.)

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Recently the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association invited me to Washington, DC. It seems like yesterday that I attended one of its meetings in Los Angeles. At the time, I was impressed with its tight security and professionalism. Alas... (cont.)

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Movie producers have always been (to this actor/writer) dark clouds threatening—or at least they were or have been ominous enemies of the writer and ofttimes the actor. At least that's the way it was when... (cont.)

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Surely my cat, Halsey, has the answer. Obviously, Alfie doesn't know "What's it all about." He never answers my messages, phone calls or faxes. Either he has some kind of "cat-pact" with his feline brethren and sisteran, or he's gotten into some drugs somewhere. I know not what or where. When I ask him... (cont.)

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“A fine fellow actor, a fine fellow pilot, great director.
Sydney and I worked together three times, I wish it had been thirty.”

I confess. As a writer, I am, at the very best, lazy. I seem to feel that inspiration will land upon my desk, unexpected, serendipitously, magically and without toil. This is a lazy expectation for writing. Good writing—true writing—comes from thinking and caring—a lot of caring. But because I am, by nature, I suspect... (cont.)

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“Charlton Heston was a man who possessed the courage of his convictions. He was a decent and good family man, and a respected fellow actor. His courage and character will be missed.”

Last July—indeed every July—is a tumultuous month for this addled actor/writer/pilot, as I indicated in last July's column. First, the National Aviation Hall of Fame, with its attendant honored pilots and aviation icons, followed by EAA in Oshkosh, with its dignitaries and icons. I am so proud, so gratified and just plain lucky to be able to fly my trusty Baron...(cont.)

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To this writer/pilot/actor, 2007 was not a happy year. I lost my younger daughter, Heather, to dreaded cancer. She was a golden girl—bright, joyful and so full of promise. It was not as it should be; our children are not supposed to leave this cruel world before we do. Thank God, she and I shared many happy adventures in her all-too-brief life. (cont.)

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