Wise decisions and a Nieuport 11…




I have decided against the ‘Erotic Fiction Blog’ concept. On the surface it seems a fascinating and enjoyable project, but when I began thinking about it with my sober mind I realized it would be the kind of thing I would write if I had been drinking. I think that the whole idea really was a product of my head cold/feverish dreamworld. Plus, with all the attention the law is paying to porn these days on the internet, even written porn, I thought it wise, as Obi-Wan Kenobi put it, “to steer clear of any Imperial entanglements.” So I’ll let others post their juicy tales of lust and abandonment and stick to a better, less fraught, path on this journey, this odyssey.

As some of you know I build model airplanes for a hobby. It’s very calming and meditative for me and piques my interest in history. As some of you also know, I have recently become enamored with Ebay. I have been able to combine these areas easily, searching for rare and out-of-production (OOP) kits that now stock my shelves and a couple of largish boxes. One of my favorite kit is of the Nieuport 11, nicknamed “Bebe” by it’s French makers. The best kit is made by a Ukrainian company called TOKO, or Eastern Express. I have been cornering the market on these kits. They aren’t hard to find, nor are they expensive. I now own 8 unbuilt kits of this aircraft. It is a sweet little craft; small, manouverable, and quick, staying in service long after its contemporaries became obsolete. I’ve posted a picture of a French N.11 although they were used by the English, Belgian, Italian, Imperial Russian, etc…The list goes on. It is my favorite airplane of that era, really just a box-kite with an 80hp rotary engine. A sweet machine if there ever was one.

Johnnyboy

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Johnnyboy is a queer recovering alcoholic. For the moment he is also the primary caregiver for his mother, who suffers from age-related cognitive impairment. She is happy as a lark and is surrounded by a crew of sober women which gives him the freedom he needs to get out of town. When he is not at home in Somewheresville, he is searching out the proper path to travel for happiness and joy. He is a photographer who believes in the digital age, but feels that film is still where its at. He has a darkroom and works in it. He is single and is in remarkably great physical condition for all the damage he has submitted his body to. His cardiologist is very happy. Johnnyboy is over the age of 35.