While fretting over the latest news about my National
Soaring Club, I consoled myself by finding one part
of SSA that I enjoy: reading well written articles.

Right now, John Good is producing such a product and
his first one of the Gran Prix can be found on the
SSA website at:
http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/ust_reports_fgp01.htm

Last night, I read all the reports that were on line
at that time. Wonderful writing by John makes me want
to go there more so than the actual flying.

Maybe one of these days I can get there before all
of the lavendar plants have been lost to memory and
the olive trees are still producing olives.

If John's articles say anything about Doug having a
grand time or not, I missed it. But I can tell that
John is having a ball.

Sure hope Doug will continue to fly fast and John continues
to 'smell the roses' of Provence.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA