Life with cats, and other things…
Clear sky in Cambridge taken just an hour before........ We were supposed to have a wonderful moon rise last night, the last of this year's Super moons. Instead we got this A cat disagreement got me up around midnight and I caught this: Not quite the same. Humbug. But you can't win them all. ... … Continue reading May Moon
If I went back outside and took this same picture on my phone, I would be able to identify it, using Plantnet.com, except that there are apparently "Technical Difficulties". Ah yes, technical difficulties. When I was a child we were not as bothered by those, as so many things back then were done manually. Like … Continue reading This modern world
As I was scratching my brain for a topic this morning, I received a phone call from a faraway friend and we chatted about other, long-ago friends. One of them was the first person I chanced to work with when I joined British Airways. That first day on the job, I was dispatched to work … Continue reading My friend Larry
An early appointment this morning had me rising before dawn. Colin & Penny conspired to deprive me of the reduced amount of sleep I may have had. Penny curled up comfortably by my feet. My bed is huge, but when Colin came to join us, he placed himself so that, by extending a paw, he … Continue reading DAWN
Since I mentioned anxiety yesterday, I thought I would write about my experience with it. I've always found some benefit in reading other people's perspectives. When I was still very young, and at boarding school in Cambodia, I prided myself on being strong-minded. I was aware that I had experienced a number of things most … Continue reading Panic
Imagine, if you will, small concrete open-topped bunkers, twelve in all, four feet high, all in a row. They are octagonal in shape, with an entrance at what will be the rear. They are large enough for four people to occupy, standing. About 10 feet away, in front of the bunkers, are 6 pairs of … Continue reading Ticket counter stories
Snow, they say is coming.... First it was "2-3 inches ", Then 2-4,... 3-6. Now they say 5 to 9. But where is it? Not started yet. Not here anyway. Kind of wrinkly clouds. Maybe if they got a poke It would all come down. It's sort of like waiting for the visit of a … Continue reading Snow events
Unit Terminal Building, JFK. That's what the British Airways terminal was known as, in the building stages. I believe it was Terminal 5, initially, but as other terminals were constructed, it became Terminal 7. Personally, I wouldn't have called it a thing of beauty. It was a great solid block of concrete, inside as well … Continue reading UTB JFK
Tri-faith chapels at JFK which no longer exist due to expansion 25th June, 1969. My so-called "DOJ", date of joining. It came to be very important and all meaning in my days of standby travel, as we were issued seats according to seniority...and certain other things. I doubt I shall ever forget the date. It's … Continue reading JFK Airport 1969
To Fly, To Serve the moto was added later BOAC interviewed for a job in passenger service, at their JFK station. I was never any good at interviews but this amounted to little more than a brief discussion and the truth is, I think they would have hired just about anyone. And they didn't ask … Continue reading To Fly To Serve
