A Secret Obsession

A  L  O  H  A ! 
                                 [WARNING: Material of Aviation Nature]

" The natural function of the wing

 is to soar upwards 

and carry that which is heavy 

up to the place where 

dwells the race of gods. 

More than any other thing 

that pertains to the body 

it partakes of the

 nature of the divine."

                                   Plato

" There is no sport equal 
to that which aviators enjoy 
while being carried through the air 
on great white wings. "
Wilbur Wright, 1905

"No one can realize 

how substantial the air is, 

until he feels its

supporting power 

beneath him. 

It inspires 

confidence at once. "

                           Otto Lilienthal

" We returned home, 
after these experiments, 
with the conviction that
sailing flight was not 
the exclusive prerogative 
of birds. "
                   Otto Lilienthal, 1874

" Can the magic 

of flight 

ever be carried 

by words? 

I think not.

                       Michael Parfit, 

                              Smithsonian magazine, 

                           May 2000

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Walking in Waikiki

I spotted a 

Japanese woman,

a visitor

(we can tell)

 blonde Mohawk

sprouting from 

her shaved head.

She wore.

denim shorts,

and a studded 

leather collar.

In contrast

to the beach-clad

throng.

If she had been "young"

I would have smiled

and reminisced,

but she looked 

at least forty,

So I wanted

to talk to her.

Suddenly, a fighter jet

thundered low overhead.

She turned to watch it

(I was behind)

and said "Cool!"

"Yeah it is" 

I agreed.

We shared a smile,

so we had our 

moment after all;

Two overgrown

adolescents

in love

with cool stuff

that goes

F A S T !

We now return you

to our normal

sedate

fare.

Thank You!

                        'Cool' Cloudia