W. Patrick GordonThe Masters, Live in 21 HoursApril 5th, 2022, 9:30 PM, Tuesday night, nearly my bedtime, the telephone rang, I ignored it. No good news comes that late at night. My…Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
W. Patrick GordonSpeed DatingIt was speed dating. It wasn’t called that back then, but the result was the same. It was America, the early seventies, and the notion of…Feb 15, 20221Feb 15, 20221
W. Patrick GordonWeapons of Mass DistractionsWriter, Os Guiness, is credited with coining the phrase “weapons of mass distraction,” in his book, “Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of…Feb 11, 20221Feb 11, 20221
W. Patrick GordonDr. Josef Mengele, The Interview That Wasn’t.Vernon and I were both relieved when we taxied clear of the runway at the airport in Asunción. It had been a long, hard flight and we were…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
W. Patrick GordonNasserNasser and I became friends while I was an expatriate American, employed in the United Arab Emirates. My wife and I lived there for 28 very…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
W. Patrick GordonStock SplitsProfessional investors, the talking heads on television and the Internet, often deride stock splits. Paraphrasing their reviews of splits…Jun 28, 20211Jun 28, 20211
W. Patrick GordonWhite Oak Conservation & GolfA dozen of us from The Golf Club of Amelia Island, FL wandered off our home grounds recently to play golf at White Oak Conservation…Jun 5, 20211Jun 5, 20211
W. Patrick GordonA Comanche 400 & IceLate October in Missouri can be wonderfully good or horribly bad for flying. Sometimes both, in the same day. I was on the way back to…May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
W. Patrick GordonThe StearmanGeorge and I had become friends through our mutual fascination with aviation. George had come up with the idea of a monthly, used airplane…May 13, 2021May 13, 2021