The Monologuer

Where’s the beer fridge? Part 3.

Riveting. Up until this point in my life, I’ve only used this word in the context of something completely grabbing my undivided attention. Rivets can be riveting if permanently connecting two pieces of metal together is your thing. It’s finally time to talk about that step in building an airplane – and funny enough –Continue reading “Where’s the beer fridge? Part 3.”

Where’s the beer fridge? Part 2.

Some of you may know from my personal Facebook page that I awoke one morning to a spray tent popped open in the garage (and also to where the rest of my supply of chicken wire had gone – I have dogs that like to eat small woodland creatures – chicken wire is a householdContinue reading “Where’s the beer fridge? Part 2.”

Where’s the beer fridge? Part 1.

It’s been about a month now since the 240 pound crate from Oregon arrived. Troy will often shout to no one in particular, “I’m just going to be out in the garage for a few minutes” and about 3 hours will elapse. You can see he TOTALLY has it easy in this marriage. It isn’tContinue reading “Where’s the beer fridge? Part 1.”

Princess Aerospace

I’m getting used to boxes appearing at the door on a daily basis. I can usually hear the delivery truck door opening and closing, my office overlooks the driveway. Usually it’s just a knock and they drive off. I especially love it when I’m in the middle of a Microsoft Teams meeting and the singleContinue reading “Princess Aerospace”

In the beginning… there was blood.

Yes. Troy is building an airplane. A real one. One where two full sized people can sit in it and leave terra firma thanks to the physics of lift. Don’t worry, before that happens, there are a lot of check boxes and sign offs that have to occur with the proper regulatory bodies. You mightContinue reading “In the beginning… there was blood.”