Fins for everybody. 

I have started teaching trumpet lessons at my boys’ middle school, and today was my first day. I taught a master class, which is kind of like a group lesson, for the kids in the Honors Band. After the class, one of the trumpet players went up to my son and said, “Your dad’s fit is fire.” My son translated that for me,…

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Happy Tuesday.

Especially when you miscalculate your takeoff weight by 15 tons. The 737-800, flown by Russian carrier S7, did manage to get into the air, but it took out some lights at the end of the runway.

Anybody else remember this show? I watched the hell out of it back in the day. Still remember the music. 

It’s Monday, Oppo. Time to get back to work.

Warm night, cold beer, and baseball. Murica. 

Let’s go grab a cold beverage. Any big plans for the weekend?

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....from the wreckage. A flock of seagulls brings down a Russian airliner. It’s just like Sully, but with 100 percent less Hudson River.

The armrest on my wife’s 2013 Civic. She says, “Don’t use the armrest!”  Any idea what I can do about this?

In case you need a little help getting this Friday started. 

The Apple laptops in question are some 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between September 2015 and February 2017. Apple issued the recall in June, saying it had “determined that, in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units, the battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk.” (Bloomberg)

Back to school day for my boys. I couldn’t be happier.

Sometimes we need a little help to get over Hump Day.