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Elliott Brack

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I went to Elliot Brack's funeral yesterday. He was a friend. And he was quite a character. He was one of the first people I met outside of work when I moved to Georgia. He was sort of a variation of the main character of Tom Wolfe's "A Man In Full". I used to say that Elliott and I had a 50-50 relationship. He told me what to do and I did it. His 50% was telling me. My 50% was doing it. He was a fixture at my church and involved me in all sorts of things. Including organization of our "Civic Breakfast" where we invited leaders from the community for information and opinions of the community. It goes on and on. There were 260 people attending his funeral. He will be missed. https://www.crowellbrothers.com/obituaries/Elliott-Earl-Brack?obId=48440319
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The following pic is from the "pre-alpha release" for the new Microsoft Flight simulator program (Sept 30, 2019). They actually use Google Earth (Bing) data for the scenery. I have tagged my SoCal home and the building I work in. We sure have come a long way from the Commodore 64 version in the early '80s. Quite impressive.
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I am trying to get current with my flying. It is difficult in SoCal. More difficult than I anticipated. In the last 3 years there have been as many GA crashes close by here. Here is one I just learned about very very closeby Crash Revised plan is to get current in Atlanta. Angie and I continue to explore and learn about Southern California. What is a "Weasel" you might ask. In this case it is an 3-egg omelet covered with chili, onions and cheese. Pretty much a breakfast garbage plate. This photo of Chuck's Coffee Shop is courtesy of TripAdvisor