"K"--Killing Time

We all do it.  We find ourselves in a position where we arrive early to am appointment.  We wait on our significant other to finish some task or appointment they could have done alone, but wanted our company.  We are waiting for a phone call, or the "four hour window" for the cable guy.  We have to kill time.

What does Tronster do?  Well I play on my iPhone.  I have a couple of time killer apps.  Here are the ones I use the most.

1.  Bejeweled Blitz.--A 1 minute game of Bejeweled
2.  7 Little Words-- A word game takes about 3 to 7 minutes
3. FlipBoard--If you do not have this app, really check it out.


What do you do to kill time?

"X"- Xenia Ohio

I have been to a lot of locations, for both work and pleasure.  This is one of the most difficult letters to identify for a place to explore.  I have done it.  You can go to Xenia, Ohio.  I have been there myself.  It dose exist.  It is 21 miles outside of Dayton Ohio. I stayed in Xenia on a work trip to Dayton.  In my spare time I was able to visit the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton.

The Air Force museum if a fantastic place to visit with the family.  If you have any intrest in the history of flight or the Air Force.  Here they will walk you through the early years of flight.  The Wright Brothers were from Ohio, although not Xenia, when they built their airplane.  They went to North Carolina to fly the plane because of the sustained winds.

If front of the museum is the Park, out back they keep several retired airplanes.  There is ample parking and the walk is very pleasant.

Another exhibit in the back is a complete mock up of one of the airfields that defended England during WWII.  There is a tower and several out buildings showing what life was like on the front lines of the air fight keeping the Nazi Germans out of England.

The picture to the left will show you a briefing room for the pilots who were flying from the base.  A large Map, Chairs and a stove pipe heater in the middle of the room.

As I mentioned earlier, there are several planes located in the back of the museum for you to take a look at.  Some from WWII through modern aircraft that have been retired.  In front of each of the planes is the history and the use of the aircraft during its service years.







Xenia is the most populated city in the US that starts with the letter "X".  Its a fun fact.  Comedian Dave Chappelle is from the city of Xenia.  It is a very easy drive from Xenia to the Air Force museum.

So friends, keep exploring and enjoy the A to Z Challenge.  We only have a couple of days left.

"S"-Snow

The challenge moves forward.  I had plan for another location.  However, I cannot find my pictures from the place, so you will have to wait.  I thought I would share something that has thwarted at least one road trip for Sunshine and I.  Snow!!

Living in Northern Virginia, we do not get much snow.  We get a dusting here and there, but this was more than we were accustom to receiving.  This storm was predicted.  We were not surprised.  With the exception of the actual snow fall amount, we knew it was coming.

There were no snow plows on the way to clear the roads.  It was going to take a while to get out of this one.

Believe it or not, there is a driveway under all that snow.  It was very pretty until all the ATVs got out.  This was on a weekday and the federal government was closed.  Along with 90% of the rest of the area.  So Sunshine and I took a walk down the street and just enjoyed the view.  Not o mention a got a good workout clearing most of the driveway.

Many of you may be located in areas where snow is a common event.  It really is fun in the DC area.  Too see what schools cancel and how bad our weather guessers (I think they call themselves meteorologists everywhere else).

The first time it snowed while I lived in this location, the only tool I had to clear the driveway was a couple of dust pans.  I would have left it alone, but we were out of town when the snow came, and I had to clear the driveway so we could park in the garage.

Have a great day and keep blogging.