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Flying is a complicated business. The planes, made of balsa wood and plastic, range in style from stable training craft to detailed scale planes that replicate the real thing. They weigh from 10 lbs. to 125 lbs. and cost anywhere from $350 for a basic set to more than $4,000. There are gas-powered planes (more powerful but noisier) and newer electric ones. There's sport flying (for the fun of it) and competition, as well as combat flying, float flying (above water) and pattern aerobatics...
Some flyers, particularly those with full-time jobs, buy the newer, almost-ready-to-fly models. But for the retired, building is often half the fun. Depending on the flyer and method--some eschew kits, using their own wood and blueprints--the building process can take months or even years. Scale planes, with gauges, instruments and minipilots, can be especially labor intensive...
...keep warm? Jefferson burned 10 cords of wood a month to get Monticello through the (relatively mild) Virginia winter. But Jefferson had a fancy standard of living. Living much farther north, I use four or five cords in an entire winter, and 2,000 gallons of heating...
...locked in my heating oil at $1.38. We may buy a second wood stove. I have an Everest of logs to split and stack. I wonder if they will last until April...
That night, Albright hosted a dinner at the Magnolia Hall in downtown Pyongyang. Past several gates manned by nervous guards, Albright entered through heavy wood doors into a relatively light and airy interior. At either end of the long hall in which Albright waited to greet Kim, were back-lit photographs of woods, mountains and planted gardens. Kim arrived soon after, shaking Albright's hand, and then moving down the line of her senior aides. His attendant, looking annoyed, repeatedly gesticulated for the Secretary of State to follow Kim down the line...