The largest airplane, Stratolaunch  ( by wingspan ), flew for the second time last month, a decade after first imagined by someone I mentioned this past Sunday , Paul Allen, who with Bill Gates founded Microsoft.  Unfortunately, Allen never saw it take flight.  Read the details here . That plane will be reminiscent of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose , the wooden ( made of birch, not spruce ) Flying Boat that was originally designed to ferry American troops to Europe to avoid being sunk by German submarines.  It was six times larger than any aircraft of its time, and made only one flight, in 1947.  The plane can today be found, of all the places, in McMinnville, Oregon, where volunteers are trying to restore it. Did you know the USA has a  Doomsday Plane ? The following video indicates the power of Queen Elizabeth II.  Donald Trump is not mentioned, but the Queen cannot be arrested and pays her taxes...even though she legally does not need to do this.  She is the largest landowner in th

This actually rarely happens.  I sat at my computer this morning, and couldn't think of what spiritual subject matter to post on this Sunday.  My TV sports-watching is in the doldrums, for all my fantasy baseball and football teams are essentially out of the running...already for the NFL.  At least I don't live in New York, whose two pro teams are 0-10 for the year, and no one in the upcoming World Series. I noticed that this is day 292 for the Year 2020, with  74 days remaining, meaning that I am right on track for reaching #1 close to New Year's Eve.  Further, and more importantly, I remain euphoric and in good health, so all is terrifically well in my cocoon called 15 Craigside.   To celebrate, I'll even skip the usual COVID-19 data from Worldometer ( you can click on that to see for yourself about today, which is always abnormally low on Sundays ).  Nothing today about this pandemic, nor Donald Trump, which should be a relief. I will go on to my favorite song #73,