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I wonder what that must have been like, crossing the Atlantic in one of those old, rickety planes. Although back then, they weren’t old, but state of the art, of course. But so were ocean clippers, viking boats and pretty …

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I don’t know how many of you are aware that we have something of a “spin off” series from Chicken Wings, called “Moments in Aviation History”. We rarely ever put any strips on our website, but Mike sends some of …

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German must be a daunting language to learn. If I hadn’t been born a native German speaker (if you can call Austrians that, but that’s a topic for another time, haha), I don’t think I would bother to learn it. …

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It feels good to be insured. I mean, without liability insurance, having a car crash could really turn your finances upside down. And I’m sure my life insurance to cover my mortgage will let my bank sleep well at night. …

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