Who is Amelia Earhart? A record-breaking female aviator whose international fame improved public acceptance of aviation and paved the way for other women in commercial flight. A woman who disappeared without a trace over the Pacific. I decided to visit her birthplace, Atchison, KS to find out a little more about the former. As to the later, while some people believe that Earhart's plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, others believe she landed in the Marshall Islands, was taken prisoner by...

While many use the Christmas season to spread good will , express their affections to loved ones and pray for world peace, I have used it to paint the inside of my entire home. Therefore Mrs. AAR and I spent it in Chicago while looking forward to a New Year filled with  Sherwin-Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) .  Since we would be staying for a week or so, I wanted a place large enough to spread out, nice enough for the Missus and in or about the Loop . After an extensive search on Booking, I...

Thanks to the Kia Boys and Hyundai Bean Counters it feels like everyone wants to steal my Hyundai.   Soon after moving into our new townhouse condo  a number of our neighbors had their car’s catalytic converter stolen while it sat in front of their house. I knew it was all about “accessing” the platinum and palladium contained within that helps neutralize harmful engine exhaust. All of which confirmed my prior experience  on the subject: only criminals can make money dealing in precious...