RE: An Oops story
Skeeter, you write very well. I don't know what you look like in person but in my mind I have images of you, Albert, Bubba, and your son. Even Mel and the glider guy. I can envision your field and the water. Very nice place to fly.
I wrote a book once for my personal enjoyment and I found descriptive writing to be very fun and interesting. You should cut and paste your musings onto a word processor and keep these memories for your children and their children. My father died when I was very young but he wrote many letters and stories of his experiences. They are priceless to me, even if others just find them trivial.