December 2021

Fear of flying

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We are old enough to remember when fear of flying meant there was a reasonable chance of crashing.  Flying through the weather, rather than over it.  Piston engines vibrating our body to its core.  Loud.  Navigation without GPS meant finding the airport wasn’t a given.

Today we fear delayed and cancelled flights, zero legroom, circulating viruses, crying babies ,and fellow passengers getting in fist fights.  And a booze cart that may only make one trip down the aisle in a five hour flight.

Safe travels.

– Jet Cannon

Photo:  Pinterest and ninjajournalist

Holiday Manhattan In Manhattan

Food and Drink, Recipes / By

Or wherever you are, it’s that time of year. Costco shared a recipe for a Holiday Manhattan to promote their Kirkland Tennessee Whiskey. While we don’t doubt their hooch is pretty good we’re using good ol’ Jack Daniel’s No. 7  Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey.

  • 5 dashes of bitters [for a festive flair, try using chocolate or cocoa bitters (neither of which we have)]

  • 1/2 oz cranberry juice

  • 1/2 oz cherry syrup (we like the syrup from a jar of Luxardo Marischino Cherries)

  • s2 oz Tennessee Whiskey

  • 1/2 oz sweet vermouth

They say stir with ice and strain. We prefer to shake in shaker with ice and pour into a chilled martini glass. Your choice.

Happy Holidays!

  • Jet Cannon

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Quick Stick Fix

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We’re scrambling, as usual, to prep for the holidays. No time to make the fancy holiday drinks we’re always yammering about. So here’s a quick fix. Drop one of these Williams Sonoma chocolate peppermint stick rolled wafer things in whatever you’re drinking and you’ll immediately be in the holiday spirit! That’s a tip kids. Write it down.

  • Jet Cannon

 

Wickedly Sour and Crazy Spicy

Food and Drink, Travel / By

Kimchi, a staple food in Korean cuisine, is a traditional side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish, made with a widely varying selection of seasonings, including gochugaru, spring onions, garlic, ginger, and jeotgal, etc. Wickedly sour and crazy spicy, it can be pungent enough to clear a room. It’s one of those things we don’t get at home, like Eggs Benedict and also, well, let’s leave it at that. But on vacation….. in a Bloody Mary!! Couldn’t resist.

  • Jet Cannon

Come In WBAL

Good Clean Fun / By

Ahh Christmastime and its misty memories…dads and us kids singing carols in harmony, door-to-door…hustling to Grants to get <$5 sumpum for first gf…brothers coming home from college with very long hair, and so on. But xmas 1954 (seriously pre-dating OMW) brought something truly wonderful and enduring to the world – the first consumer-orientated transistor radio.

Bell Labs (big surprise) came up with the transistor in 1947. Before that it was tubes…there were a few portable tube radios meaning portable by weightlifters. But Texas Instruments (it of the early calculator w/the weird red numbers…(held upside down, you could spell ‘hell(o)’) came out with the TR-1 in ’54, in time for the Holidays. 

AM-only. But with modern additions, we’re still at it with the pocket radio, er, well I am. From early ‘70s Orioles games late at night to NOAA weather helping us gauge the surf to the backbreaking Niners-Packers this fall walking in Tilden Park, I’ve always had one nearby. Still a little frustrating with the reception but still a solid companion. All Hail!!

  • Old Man Wrong
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Buzzed Boomer Jet 737

Good Clean Fun, Travel / By

Having recently experienced the challenges of flying on commercial airliners, Buzzed Boomer management has decided to order a Boeing Business Jet which will be re-designated the Buzzed Boomer Jet. Enough of the cramped lavatories, lack of legroom, limited food options, and seats that barely recline. The new BBJ will have a queen sized bed, showers, club seats, a nicely stocked galley/bar, a roomy lav, and a proper table at which to eat and conduct “business”.

Financing and operating expenses remain a concern but those issues are for another day.

  • Jet Cannon

Pictures: Business Insider

Tropical Salvation

Food and Drink, Good Clean Fun / By

We’ve been sucking down tropical drinks for about a week now. We don’t recommend consuming that many alcoholic beverages but we’re not stopping either. And all the sordid news from back home goes down easier with a sugary cocktail.

Just when we start to lament the sorry state of humanity, we meet Rachael and Andrew in the community hot tub. Both are young aerospace engineers who, given time and coordination with their peers, will solve the problems we retired folks helped create. So rest easy. Our problems will be solved. We encouraged Andrew and Rachael to get on a plane and go back to work! Now, where’s my Mai Tai?!

  • Jet Cannon
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Older Driver Safety Awareness Week

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National Day Calendar reminds us this week that older drivers are more prone to accidents than younger drivers. We know some older drivers. We are one. So here’s some tips and Buzzed Boomers should pay particular attention to not mixing the Buzz with driving. Be safe.

  • Obey all traffic rules
  • Never drive in inclement weather
  • Avoid driving at night if possible
  • Never drink and drive
  • Plan the route in advance
  • Get vision checked at least once a year

 

  • Jet “Eagle Eye” Cannon
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Say Cheese!

Food and Drink / By

We like cheese. The holidays offer a good excuse to eat more of it.

Thanks to Costco Connection magazine we are going to impress our friends with pairings suggested by Costco cheese suppliers. Get out the wine and beer!

Fresh goat cheese: sauvignon blanc, a citrusy Belgian beer, or a crisp dry cider

Brie: Beaujolais, chardonnay or wheat beer

Jarlsberg: Beaujolais, chardonnay and most styles of beer

Cheddar: Barbaresco, sauvignon blanc and red beer

Stilton: vintage port

Go forth and pair!

  • Jet Cannon
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