Author Archives: Wright Flyer Guy

Monday morning I was on the road by 5:30 AM heading westward to Indiana for a day’s visit with Mother. I arrived around 8:45 AM having experienced about five minutes of heavy traffic as I rounded Indianapolis during rush hour. … Continue reading →

Spring Break 2018 has not placed me on sandy beaches nor at Disney World where a large portion of my students and friends seem to be. It has not gotten in the way of my fun experiences. FRIDAY Ran errands … Continue reading →

Whenever I walked down East 76th Street, just a few blocks from my apartment, I always stopped to read the plaque at No. 6 & No. 8 East 76th Street that commemorated the March 17, 1905 wedding of Eleanor and … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Before I got to the door I was already bearing complaints of the falling snow. Spring begins in a week. It’s still winter. It’s still Ohio, too. April 20, 1945, Elwood Indiana: blizzard. My … Continue reading →

My day officially began when I stepped foot outside my house at 9:15 AM to grab a few errands before heading downtown to a theatre board meeting at 11:30 AM. A very productive meeting and a delicious meatloaf sandwich at … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Neko has always been a sweetheart of a cat while still being inquisitive and playful. This week of being in bed with a major sinus infection has been made all the more bearable by … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The dogs have been fed and pottied. I breakfasted and scrolled through Instagram and Facebook, checked emails, and took my meds. A crock pot is filled with beef vegetable soup and it’s filling The … Continue reading →

I learned, shortly after adopting my first son, I needed Days For Me = DFM. I learned this from my mother when I was a teenager.  Actually, her “me days” were Friday nights we spent together when I didn’t have a football or basketball … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day I’m beginning my day at Kroger’s The Little Clinic to bust this sinus infection. I normally go to the one on Dorothy Lane but the Centerville Main Street Kroger is a straight shot down … Continue reading →

Since Thursday night I’ve nurses myself against a sinus indirection. It’s still a standoff but I’m afraid it has dipped into my chest. I’ve spent a good deal of time in bed surrounded by three dogs and my son’s cat, … Continue reading →

Seven years ago on a chilly Sunday afternoon, Son No. 4 and our dog, Flyer, drove through the east-central Indiana countryside after a weekend visit with my mother which included a winter percussion contest for Son No. 3. This huge … Continue reading →

My mother posted this witty meme this morning and it reminded me of one of my grandfather’s police stories. Grandpa Leroy was on third shift duty at the police department when a call came in that a hearse had hit … Continue reading →

It’s February 13th and the evening sun is beginning to shift its way back around to the point where it floods my study with brightness, forcing me to close the curtains during my teaching hours. The wintery scenes, even snow-covered, … Continue reading →

Karen McLain and I are sitting In the Schuster Center watching the load in the touring company set , THE SOUND OF MUSIC, as part of the Bagels & Broadway. What a neat thing to watch, while reliving memories of … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day I was born into a smiling family. In fact, as a kid I can remember hearing folks commenting on my mother’s smile, as well as other smilers in our family. Smiling always came naturally … Continue reading →

The current generation may not recognize her name, nor know her body of work, but Bea Benedaret was a familiar face and voice throughout my early youth. Before falling asleep last night I discovered THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES was on a … Continue reading →

Out the door at 9:40 AM for a breakfast at McDonalds, followed by a board meeting. 1:20 PM, hurried to meet with a former student and then on to Dayton Metro Library to see Tristan Cupp’s Zoot Theatre crew perform … Continue reading →

I love looking at things we tend to not notice. When I’ve got my camera in hand I tend to notice so many different things I’d probably never notice. There’s often some hidden beauty in the unnoticed or forgotten. One … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day There’s a biting cold breeze outside. There’s a heavy grey sky shrouding The Miami Valley. There’s a white chalky look to the pavement from salt and dryness. The world seems dehydrated of moisture and … Continue reading →