it all has to start somewhere

??? what was the jetman thinking ???

this is the first of what will be many inquiries and reflections over the next several years.
right now i'm sitting on my deck @ home in Great Barrington ... it is a beautiful summer day ... i'm surrounded with flowers and the sounds of birds singing
i have only 12 more days as a Captain @ American Airlines;.... perhaps 2 more flights ... @ this point they are optional as i continue 2/b on the sick list. i would love to take Teva and Anastasia on my last flight 07/28/2008 .... jfk-sdq 30 hour layover sdq-jfk

i'm still waiting word from the Peace Corps about my assignment ... this whole process started in august of 2007 ... one year ago ....in January i was told only that i would be going to the south pacific ... and as of today that is all that i know .... there is some hints that it will be Tonga

well getting back to the theme of what i was thinking .... actually the PC was a back up plan.... i thought i would be flying JETS for an overseas airline ... things changed ... first the law in America to allow airline pilots to continue flying until age 65 ... @ 60 plus one month i knew i could no longer continue ... the fun/thrill was gone ... now that i had been given a choice .... there no longer was a choice ... although i had done my work in Nepal ... i wanted a greater, more organized sense of "giving back" ..... sooo soon i will let the front door slam against my backside as i walk out the door on what will be the newest adventure in the life of pMs