Telephone Operator January 1978 and new truck owner September 1977
September 30th, 2007 @ 09:23Posted by: John Whipple Sr.
I took these pictures at West Side Air Park in the late 70’s. I was taking flying lessons in a AA1 Gruman Trainer. While I was out in it another student pilot who was finishing up on her solo hours in this brand new Cheetah. I had taken the first picture on a Monday after my flying lesson and
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called ZoHo. I’m thinking about using an elaborate one on the Tejas site but might try it out on the Woodzie MySpace page first. Help me think of questions that would be productive.

Blurb BookSmart will print a single copy 8 x 10″ 40 page, full color hardback book with full color dust jacket for $29.95. Just like any
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Big event in New Braunfels for more than 100 years. Kids get off from school to go to the parade/fair/carnival on Fair Friday; it’s one of the biggest days in small town life. Started out like a circus this morning for us. Evan marches with the band through town swinging a giant sousaphone
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One of Henson and Oz’s forgotten classics on the Ed Sullivan show, enjoy!

….so companies can buy ads and sell them things. Maybe Big Chief tablets and #2 pencils with durable erasers? I haven’t read it all yet but the San Antonio native Steve Earle interview on the front page looks good. Doesn’t it sound like it was written by somebody who might suddenly pitch you a song? Pegged himself even before the word indigo rolled around. To read the entire articles of the online edition you have to pick a user name and password; or you can use Whippleworld and Amphicar.
Another photo from out of the past shows Benjamin Brodowski and me checking out whether or not that lake was really bottomless. . . . .come on, it did not fool us, but. . . . it attracted a lot of tourists. It was their version of the old Chinese Sunken Garden trick. I’ve got two or three of those in
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I know the past year has been hard and stressful for everyone. So, I wanted to let everyone know that I finally have something great to say. I got a job at USAA as a Bank Servicing Specialist. It took almost a month and 3 interviews, 2 computerized exams, and a couple of applications, but I got the job. As long as my background check and drug screening go through (don’t worry - I’m clean, and shame on you if you even thought otherwise) then I will start Oct. 1……

I’m pretty busy so I almost didn’t go but Los Desperadoz ran me out to the barrier island for my birthday to fish these two secluded coves across Aransas Bay from Key Allergo. It’s untouched out there - like a National Geographic nature photo in every direction. We had a perfect day - beautiful water, sunshine, just the right cooling breeze and everybody got
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You’re the tops!