Farewell Wade Risinger Sr.

Krystle's Grandpa passed away just over a week ago and we drove on out to Los Angeles to see his burial service. Grandpa Risinger was in the army and served in Korea as a tank gun loader. The California Army National Guard sent out a couple of their sharpest men to provide a proper military service that would bring tears to any true American. I am glad that I had on a number of occasions met Papa Risinger before he passed away.

135 Arrow Checkout

Well, I just got checked out in a Piper Arrow under part 135. It's not anywhere close to an equipment upgrade. The cargo door is not large enough for the packages and the slower speed does not help me keep an on time arrival for my destinations. Oh well, at least it is still an airplane and I still don't have to pay the gas for it.

Coyotes Game

My friend Bill scored some amazing seats at the Coyotes v Oilier Hockey game this past weekend. In the picture above is Jeff (Bill's Friend), myself and Bill sitting in the front row next to the glass alongside the penalty box. This was my first time going to any sporting event in a seat that was right in the middle of the action. I've been to a couple of hockey games before but this by far was the best! The game went into overtime and was won by the Coyotes in a shootout final score was 4 to 3. The tickets had a face value of $225/seat but we were lucky enough to get them for free.

Lake Havasu City & The Colorado River

Another picture of my office view.

Joslyn & Jeremy LaMantia Hitched!

Krystle and I went to Newport Beach, Ca to see Krystle's NAU buddies get married. They had quite a beautiful wedding! I took a lot of photographs while I was there, mostly at times where there was no professional photographer. Krystle and I ate breakfast at the beach so there are a few photos of Newport beach mixed in.

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Day of the Kings

Ben & David Cartwright, Bill Jackson, Walter S. and I drove down to Tecate Mexico to drop off an entire F-150 Ford Truckload of toys to an orphanage just on the other side of the border for the day of the kings. The day of the kings is Jan 5th and is the day that presents are exchanged in Mexico & many other countries to celebrate the day that the three kings presented presents to the baby Jesus. Above is Ben Cartwright at his finest at the Bar Diana, Headquarters of Los Cinco Loco Gringos. Dropping off goods to help the needy is a weekly occurrence for Ben and the gang. To say the least we had a real good time and helped a lot of needy children have a merry Christmas. The Bar Diana provided half of the funds for the toys & coordinated the border crossing the remaining funds came from various people north of the border, Bill Jackson played Santa and purchased all the toys and the rest of us helped load and offload the truck.

Monterey, CA

Ben had me go up with his pest control company to Monterey CA for a quick day trip. We drove down scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur and back and was treated with the rocky pacific coast with large curling waves crashing into them. I can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon.