Archive for September 18th, 2007

The Dorymen

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

In the first light of day, before even the dawn, they come. Down to the base of the dune cliffs, down to the sea’s edge, they come.   . They come as men have always come, to go down to the sea in small boats. These boats, the Dorys, and these men, the Dorymen, go ...

Heath Aeroplane Company

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

File this one under “you learn something new every day.” While at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinville, Oregon (highly recommended) I noticed this small gasoline engine on display. It combined several of my lifelong interests: aviation, historical aircraft, motorcycling, historical motorcycles and something from my youth, Heathkit. When I was nine my ...