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| Southwest Airline napkin. The hat is formed out of the route I took across the country and back. |
At age 6 I moved away from Del Mar, California. For many decades no one in my family lived there, or anywhere close. Now, 50 years later my father and sister live in the area and I go back to visit regularly. It feels like home, always has and always will. The ocean air, the wispy low beach fog in the morning, the smell of the Eucalyptus trees and the feel of the sun all are as natural to me as can be.
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| Sketchbook – Sleeping Woman on a Plane |
I flew down to San Diego (Del Mar is just north of the city) and spent a few days with my younger sister, Jackie and her family. I also spent a good amount of time with my 92 year old father, Skeets. He is frail and doesn’t remember much, but he is still enjoying life.
He has had a long career in aviation, first in WWII as a fighter pilot in the South Pacific, then as a test pilot, jet salesman and aviation magazine publisher. You can read about his exploits and fame here.
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| My father, Skeets Coleman, (famous aviator) and myself (famous napkin dad). haha |
Marty