Writers Harbor

Author: Francis Meyrick

  • Learning to fly Helicopters (4) ‘Auto-tribulations’

    Learning to fly Helicopters Ch. 4 “Auto-tribulations ” (For Sam Mohring, because he said he’d like a sequel…) It was several more months before I could get back to California. This time I turned up with a very different attitude. Gone were the doubts. In their place was a lot more confidence. Confidence in the…

  • Ray Kurzweil – Google Intelligence

    Ray Kurzweil – Google Intelligence 10/4/15 “Philosophers are useful, but I’ll put my money on the Engineer” I wish, of course, that I understood the intrinsic details of what these gentlemen are talking about. I wish. In truth, I am more like a dusty old mole, debating crossing a Freeway during rush hour. Something tells…

  • Alternative Reality – Moggyism Rising

    Alternative Reality – Moggyism rising 10/6/15 I often resent Big Media. I don’t think they do our society too many favors. Sure, they may wrap themselves in the mantle of righteousness and truth, bringing us vital information, with which to allegedly better our understanding of the world around us. Their faces (and their legs) occupy…

  • Bashing John Lennon

    Bashing John Lennon 10/3/15 I’ve noticed that over the years. People beating up on John Lennon. For being a selfish monster. On October 3, 2015 there was a pretty condescending article in Britain’s “Daily Wail “. The accusations cover multiple failings, but a recurrent one is “self absorption “. Being obsessed with himself. Elevating himself…

  • Of Helicopters and Humans (42) “Hey Moggy! All that stuff you used to TEACH? “

    Of Helicopters and Humans Part 42: “Hey, Moggy! All that stuff you used to TEACH?? “ ( “do YOU know it…? “) I taught Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Instrument, Night, Aerobatics and Tail Draggers (the aeroplane variety and the human sort) for many years, and there comes a point you maybe start thinking… what? That you…

  • I stand on a Mountain Top

    I stand on a Mountain Top, and cry to the World An old Yazidi man, a patriarch to his people. A moment in time. An event that took place. Already forgotten. In the West, we shrug our shoulders. In the USA today, somebody, reliably, affecting an air of wisdom, will utter the usual platitude. The…

  • A Blip on the Radar (43) “Vertical Flight without a Helicopter “

    A Blip on the Radar Part 43: “Vertical Flight, without a Helicopter” In my dreams, in common with many people, I have achieved amazing feats of levitation, and flying under my own power. Sailing through the sky, accepting that my spontaneous flying abilities were perfectly normal. Invariably, these experiences were pleasing and relaxing. They seemed…

  • Cops and Robbers (11) “The Unexpected “

    Cops and Robbers Part 11: The Unexpected In the fluid, endlessly fascinating world of helicopter flying, the Unexpected can come calling at the oddest times. Months, even years of relative routine may slip harmlessly by. But you never know when to expect that soft, unassuming knock on your door. It may be soft. But the…

  • Of Helicopters and Humans (41) “The Fame Gallopers “

    Of Helicopters and Humans (part 41) “The Fame Gallopers” A topmost peak lacks any people Higher. The west wind pierces All night: chillier. You ride the snow To pass a hanging cliff, Cross a cloud to watch The torrent spew. Remember The fame gallopers. It’s hard For them to find the road Among blue Clouds.…

  • Of Helicopters and Humans (40) “The Fermi Paradox “

    Of Helicopters and Humans Part 40: The Fermi Paradox Some things have long intrigued me. Understanding, despite my best efforts, eludes me. No, I’m not referring to Woman. Although in that area too, my L-plates are permanent. What I am referring to is the great “Fermi Paradox”. If there are billions of stars, more stars…