Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Succintly Yours
Yeagar* braked, water thrusters ON. Only a dribble of water
came out. An isolated crash for sure!
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140 words counted and spell checked by MicroSoft Word.
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- Picture prompt and Word of the Week, isolate, were furnished by GMa -
- GMa's Succinctly Yours Week 179 has links to other writers' posts and gives the rules -
- Rules: Use the photo as inspiration for a story. Maximum of 140 characters OR 140 words
* Fictional person, no relation to Chuck Yeager, famed test pilot. Also, in the 1980s, he was prominently featured in Tom Wolfe's book The Right Stuff and in its 1983 film adaptation, in which he has a cameo role as bartender Fred." (link)
- Until it burned, the bar, called "The Outpost Tavern," was a prominent hangout for the astronauts and flight controllers. My retirement group, Philco (Ford) Tech Rep, met there for a luncheon once a month (picture and my blog article link) .- - - - - -
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Hari OM
Hehehe, glad you clarified - I was getting worried that Chuckie had landed in the drink... YAM xx
Hehehe, glad you clarified - I was getting worried that Chuckie had landed in the drink... YAM xx
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