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Skies to Stars: Christmas Stars
By Ed Downs
No, there is no mistake in titling this column in the plural, that is to say “stars” as opposed to “star.” To be sure, the “Star of Bethlehem” is a cherished part of the Christmas tradition, as are the Three Wise Men. These three searchers are said to have used that star to guide them in their search for the Savior. Biblical historians have long argued as to who these “Wise Men” might have been and how it was that they, presumed to be of Babylonian origins, would have known about Hebrew prophesies of a coming of a Savior. Some have guessed that these “scholars” may have been what we would today call astrologers, a possibility often shunned by those who think of astrology as a superstitious form of divination.
What's Up - January 2013
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2013
By Larry Shapiro
I hope you’re ready, and I certainly hope it’s going to be a good year for you. I suppose it’s safe to say it is going to be a better year for me … why, you ask? (And I hope you do.)
Well if you’ve been following my on-going battle with the FAFA Folks you know I lost my ticket because I told the truth, a lesson I no longer endorse. Their rationale was very flawed and I was determined to prove it. The jury is still out on whether I actually won my case, but one of the drugs I was dinged on is now FAA approved … so score one for the old Jewish guy, and zero for the FAFA peeps.
In May of 2012 I was invited to reapply for my license and was told it should be no problem. After many, many dollars, letters, calls, and forms, they have reluctantly (even though they encouraged me to reapply) reinstated my ticket and I am now legal to once again join you in the “Friendly Skies.” I am now BFR’d, night current, and a friend of the G1000.