Hello again.
My most significant achievement since I've been gone is I'm now the owner of my own airplane. Partial owner anyway. I partnered up with a friend and we bought a sweet old bird. She's a classic beauty and I love her.
A 1948 (not a typo) Cessna 170. She looks similar to this one...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cessna-170B/1694125/&sid=90c4d739bea791e82184b4713d9953be
I'm airborne again!!!