Don Tucker, continued, and Other Thoughts

So, regarding my distant cousin Don Tucker, about whom I blogged Friday, my dad writes that Don worked on U2 spy planes in Turkey during the late 50s and 60s. He was based in Amarillo AFB, and officially he was flying out of Amarillo as a instructor going to other bases to show other mechanics how to install new equipment. Instead, he was going under cover to a base in Turkey for a month at a time. This was back before the American public had even seen a U2.

In other news, my kitchen remodel is at the "total mess" stage of remodeling. My refrigerator is blocking my front door, which is not an access issue since I usually go in and out via the garage. However, getting to the refrigerator requires me to skinny between the wall and the refrigerator. I would say it helps with my diet, except considering that I can't make anything at home more complicated than a drink, I've been eating out. It's just like being on vacation! (Not.) Remodeling is the best example of a PITA (Pain In The Ass) I can think of.

On the writing front, Kage Baker died. I was not familiar with her work, but reviewed her wonderful novel Empress of Mars a while back. Lastly, and presented without comment, writing stats:

Word Count for Einstein's War
Complete (14,250) Goal (80,000)
18% complete
Word Count This Session = 1,412