Author Archives: Wright Flyer Guy

“Back home again in Indiana, And it seems that I can see…” Today at 12:03pm, I will stop what I am doing and listen to one of my most favorite Memorial Day weekend traditions.  Although the singing of “Back Home … Continue reading →

Today turned out a little bit more busy than I expected. At 8 AM I was out in the front driveway cleaning the van on the inside. I went ahead and sprayed the carpet so I could come out and … Continue reading →

It’s been a long adventurous day. I experienced some questionable and very interesting amusements on the bus. I got to see my family, and have dinner with mother. I got to meet my brand-new nephew. And I got to spend … Continue reading →

The air is sizzling with excitement in downtown Indianapolis tonight. Although it is kind of quiet you can still feel the energy in the air. Along all the parade routes bleachers are set up and folding chairs are stacked everywhere. … Continue reading →

I am driving downtown through Indianapolis just as the sun has set and all the whites are illuminating the sky. The preparations for tomorrow’s parade and festivities are already underway. I love the excitement that is generated around Indianapolis just … Continue reading →

“Oh the moonlights fair tonight along the Wabash… And I long for my Indiana home. I am just a few miles north of Indianapolis. It is Doss and there is a beautiful big bright full moon in the sky above. … Continue reading →

I don’t know if this will come trough but this is the recording of the lady on the bus before we departed Indy. Now, keep in mind: she is at the back and I am there seats back from the … Continue reading →

I am sitting in the cavernous hall of the Greyhound station across from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It has the feeling of an older, seedier version of a New York subway.  The people are scattered about, some sleeping, … Continue reading →

I like the song, “I’m on a boat,” but today, I’m on a bus. Actually, I am sitting in the old, seedy Indianapolis Greyhound station waiting for my connection to Lafayette where I will pick up my new van. The … Continue reading →

This week it seems like Friday took forever to get here. Generally I do not like to rush the week because I don’t like to push time too far ahead however this week I just wanted Friday to get here. … Continue reading →

The long Thursday is over. It began at 8:30am and went until 8:15pm with an hour’s break.  What great lessons today.  Smashing!  Two new voice students, and they are outstanding!  Exciting stuff. I prepped supper – boiled some chicken breasts, … Continue reading →

I am always a bit surprised when I wake up on the first day that school is out. I am so accustomed to seeing school buses and tons of tedious cars in the parking lot next door and hear the … Continue reading →

Wet. Grey. Cool. The morning began with all three but by 830 the sun is beginning to fight through the grayness of the morning. As I was driving to the middle school teach this morning, I realized that one of … Continue reading →

All day long the sunshine and the storm-clouds have played tagging one another, each trying to conquer the other. Now it looks as though the impending storm has arrived. Flyer seems a bit listless today and is having trouble keeping … Continue reading →

There is always something a bit exciting during the anticipation of an approaching storm. As long as I can remember I have always been terrified of storms. I can remember my mother’s calmness as she would look out windows during … Continue reading →

Despite the threat of rain in the forecast the sun has decided to go ahead and come up today. I’m going to be declaring major war on the damn squirrels are starting to dig up my flowers already. I run … Continue reading →

My neighbor lady, Kay, has the most beautiful rosebush in her front yard I love just going in and looking out at every now and then. Monday night, last night, I had fallen asleep by 7 o’clock and woke periodically … Continue reading →

Thanks to my younger brother who introduced me to a friend of his in Fowler, Indiana, I will travel to Indiana via Greyhound bus to pick up my new mini van. Looking forward to having something large enough to carry … Continue reading →

I am glad the night is over as sleep was most uncomfortable, and I could never find a comfortable position or spot.  I thought I’d feel better by the weekend, but I actually feel less better this morning: more aching … Continue reading →

It’s been an uneventful, quiet Saturday. Due to the rain last night, the ground is soggy and muddy. I’d prefer not to engage in any major yard work at the moment. Plus, a very unfriendly sinus headache has bogged my … Continue reading →

The day started off with fog, and many school delays.  My first school was delayed, and this opened up some free time to go ahead and begin my Friday morning grocery shopping.  The remainder of the morning consisted of carrying … Continue reading →

It is a beautiful Friday morning here in the Miami Valley of Ohio despite the fact that the fog continues to cling to the neighborhood. Several schools in the area have been on a two hour delay due to the … Continue reading →

I’ve been dealing with my own onset of pancreatitis, and have been a little miserable.  This morning, the sunshine and steady breezes were too much for me to ignore, and I found myself out on the deck planting my flowers. … Continue reading →

The wet and muddy earth delayed some of our planned yard work; however, an unexpected offering from Nate Wynn – a former Fairmont HS percussion student – changed things around as well. Nate offered a ton of flat landscaping stones like the … Continue reading →