Category Archives: Wright Brothers

All in a day…

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

It is 11:35pm on a Wednesday night and I am finally winding down after a full, productive day. After thinking through all I have accomplished I feel like I have competed with my cousin, Dana, who seems to cram four … Continue reading →

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Reunions & Football Game

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Another enjoyable week. Monday I reunited with a former student with whom I lost contact 20 years ago. His family was wonderful to me during my Muncie days, and Nathan was always one of my favorite former students. In short, … Continue reading →

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Another Week Come and Gone…

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

What a short, but long week. Recovery from a three day weekend is always a little tough, but this year was a little easier. I set up a new system with my private teaching studio: if there are five Mondays … Continue reading →

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International Celebrities…

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

In 1908, Wilbur Wright, demonstrating the Wright flying machine for the French government, captured the attention, and imagination of the entire world. Wilbur, along with his brother, Orville, who was preparing for the United States’ demonstration at Fort Myer in Virginia … Continue reading →

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I Feel Like A Musical Theatre Character…

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

For the past several months, or so, I have been experiencing a feeling – as John Adams called it in the musical 1776 – “discontentment.” As I was writing a good friend earlier this afternoon, I feel like all these … Continue reading →

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Oberlin College Celebrates Restoration of Katharine Wright Haskell Fountain

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

I have been to Oberlin College twice. In 2002, I traveled through Oberlin on my return trip from visiting the Glenn Curtiss Aviation Museum in Hammonsport, New York. I tried to locate the fountatin dedicated to Katharine Wright Haskell; however, … Continue reading →

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Glenn Curtiss – 100th Anniversary

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

A century ago, aviation marvel occurred with flight by Glenn Curtiss 1 day ago HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. — On a steamy Fourth of July evening a century ago, a wood-and-fabric biplane lifted off from Stony Brook Farm and stayed airborne for … Continue reading →

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Two Wright Photos…

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

I love these photos of the Wright family taken in June 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds during the Dayton Celebration. Behind the delegation’s grandstand are bleachers holding several thousand school children forming a “singing American flag.” Below…Bishop Wright is … Continue reading →

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The Wright Journey…

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Orville, Katharine & Wilbur Wright. 1909 It was August 1999 that I was on the tale-end of a three week vacation when I ended up on the Outer Banks.  The previous weeks I had been to: Niagara Falls through the … Continue reading →

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Saturday, June 28th…

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Getting ready to shower and head to training for the update of my adoption license.   I finally hit a point last night where I could just write no more on the Wright Brother musical.  Normally I can go strong … Continue reading →

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Darius Green & His Flying Machine

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

In my research on the Wright Brothers, I have often come across references to Darius Green and his Flying Machine (1868), and finally took the time to read this delightful tale. The chief rival of the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss, considered … Continue reading →

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In My Wrighting-Space…

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

This is what my writing area looks like on the back deck. I generally “hit the deck” around 7:00am, setting up my work area, checking Email, and attending to other business while listening to THE TODAY SHOW from the small … Continue reading →

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Finally… Vacation is coming!

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

I am hoping everything now goes as planned. I finished teaching this evening at 5:30pm, just as a major 30 minute downpour ended. It was a nasty storm, and it looked like a fog settling in. This morning I spent … Continue reading →

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All in a weekend…

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

THURSDAY Logan, my cat, has been with me fourteen years, today. I called the dentist about my temporary crown, and they got me in at 11:40am. To save on gas, I took the bus to the Dayton Mall area. The … Continue reading →

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