DAILY CHRONICLE #19 VOL 6

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 19 VOL 6

JANUARY 22^ND 2008

WEATHER; COLD, WET, HI HUMIDITY, 20/38 DEGREES

TO COLD AND WET TO DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE TODAY, WE STAYED IN EXCEPT WHEN MOM WENT TO GET HALEY JO AT SCHOOL!

SHANNON CAME OUT AND VISITED! KONNER WAS AT THE DAYCARE SO SHE GETS TO HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO HERSELF.

WE WATCHED THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE TONIGHT! PRETTY INTERESTING BUT HILLARY AND OBAMA WERE AT EACH OTHERS THROATS MOST OF THE TIME! I’M AFRAID JOHN EDWARDS CAME OUT THE WINNER ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS SET THERE AND LET THEM GO AT IT! I WISH THEY WOULD DEBATE THE ISSUES NOT EACH OTHER! HE ANSWERED QUESTIONS WHEN THEY WERE PUT TO HIM AND HE DOES HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS TO PUT ON THE TABLE!

I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE MERCEDES GULLWING DONE FOR GARY LATINIS BUT I MESSED UP SOME OF THE WINDOWS WITH GLUE! WITH NO FEELING IN MY HANDS I SHOULD LET MOM DO THINGS LIKE THAT FOR ME WHICH I DO NOW! TODAY SHE TOOK SOME CLEAR PLASTIC OFF A PACKAGE HER NEW COMPUTER MOUSE CAME IN AND CUT OUT NEW WINDOWS FOR THE CAR! IT REALLY LOOKS GOOD NOW!  I’LL FINISH PUTTING THE WHEELS AND OTHER THINGS ON IT AND DO THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLING! WHEN IT’S DONE I’M GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF IT THEN I’LL GO TO HOBBY LOBBY AND GET A CLEAR DISPLAY CASE FOR IT AND GET IT TO GARY!

MOM SAYS I CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE LIKE THAT ON AS A PROJECT BECAUSE SHE HAS TO DO THE TINY WORK FOR ME! I’M REALLY NOT INTERESTED IN DOING ANYMORE!

SINCE I CAN’T WORK OUTSIDE I’M GOING TO START PUTTING THE 212 PHOTOS OF THE WWII SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND BATTLES MY BROTHER JERRY SENT ME ON PANELS THEN COVER THEM WITH CLEAR PLASTIC! I’LL TALK TO THE DIRECTOR AT THE BONHAM VA AND SEE IF THEY’LL LET ME PUT THEM ON DISPLY IN MY BROTHERS NAME! THERE’S STILL A BUNCH OF WWII VETS IN THE DOMICILARY AT THE BONHAM VA WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM AND REMEMBERING THOSE HARD YEARS OF WWII! I’VE GOT COPIES OF THEM ON PRINTER PAPER AND WILL OFFER THEM TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS THEM BUT THE ORIGINALS WILL STAY IN MY FAMILY AFTER THEY’VE BEEN LOOKED AT IN BONHAM!

I GOT AN E-MAIL TODAY FROM DICK IRVIN, COLLENS FIANCE’ WITH PHOTOS OF THE RECONSTRUCTED P-38L THAT WAS THE NUMBER 13 WHITE LIGHTIN’ OF LEFTY GARDNERS!

LEFTY’S SON, LADD, HAD TO CRASH IT IN A FIELD ON THE WAY BACK FROM AN AIR SHOW WHEN THE SUPERCHARGER THREW A BLADE THAT CUT A FUEL LINE! THEY TOOK IT APART AND TOOK IT TO THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE HANGER IN BURNET, TX. THEN STINSON FIELD IN SAN ANTIONIO WHERE THEY TRIED TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET IT AIR WORTHY AGAIN! THIS DIDN’T WORK AND IT WAS BOUGHT BY “RED BULL” AND PUT BACK IN BEAUTIFUL FLYABLE CONDITION!

WHITE LIGHTIN’ HAD A BRILLIANT CAREER WITH LEFT GARDNER AT THE CONTROLS RACING IN THE CLEVELAND AIR RACES, MIAMI AIR RACES AND THE RENO AIR RACES! I HAVE A COPY OF A PAINTING SHOWING IT FLYING OVER THE NEVADA DESERT WITH A P-51 MUSTANG PILOTED BY AN OLD FRIEND, BOB LOVE! LEFTY HAD BEEN RUMORED TO PICK UP SAGE BRUSH WITH HIS WING TIP AT 400MPH!

IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED SEND ME A FAX OR E-MAIL NUMBER AND I’LL SEND THESE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES TO YOU! I’LL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE PICTURE OF WHITE LIGHTIN’ IN A TURN OVER THE NEVADA DESERT!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD