The XK 140 had its Moment in the Sun a few Years Ago

by William Cracraft on October 16, 2011 · No Comments

I still can’t believe I didn’t try to get a fee for this piece, but it was worth the slight to my professional integrity to get the good ol’ Battlewagon into the limelight for a few seconds in the SF Chronicle. Too bad the friggin’ COPY [...]

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The final product. So nice. It's really warm at night. I just love cutting a little slab of cheese, grabbing the Trisuit box, a fresh stein of Diet Pepsi (using the icemaker--a revolution in my ice-heavy life) and standing there, admiring the glow of the tile vs the dark fo the slate and stainless steel portals to delicious food.

10. Final Kitchen Mission Post: All Photos!

by William Cracraft on September 7, 2011 · No Comments

As promised, all photos! I may or may not do a final wrap up on video, with interviews. We’ll see. Read the whole story in order, if you want: 1. The whole story started with the hood installation in mid-June 2. Things really got cooking [...]

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Hornet Recovered, Hosted Astronauts From Two Lunar Landings

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. One of the Hornet’s greatest claims to fame is the flawless recovery of U.S. astronauts from the [...]

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The Hornet Dodged Kamakazis and Bombs in WWII

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. There she found Odysseus among the slaughtered dead men, spattered over with gore and battle filth, like [...]

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Volunteers Bring the Hornet to Life

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. The sheer size of the Hornet illustrates the size of her volunteers’ jobs. With thousands of square [...]

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Marines Guarded Nuclear Weapons on The Hornet

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · 1 Comment

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. Ron Bubeck worked on the flight deck of the Hornet at the start of the Cold War [...]

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Oh, Zeus, mighty god of rain, have pity on us

by William Cracraft on March 26, 2011 · No Comments

Oh, Zeus, mighty god of rain, have pity on us, the people of Northern California for we lack sun & that makes us impatient & lethargic at the same time. Also, thy brother, Hades, is shoving thy stinkin’ rainwater into the basements of the unfortunate [...]

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Feasibility Study for a Mid-Peninsula Fencing Club

by William Cracraft on February 16, 2011 · No Comments

Feasibility Study (Written for a technical writing class in 2001) Executive Summary This study set out to determine if net income from a fencing club located in San Mateo County would be enough to justify actually opening a club. I define “enough” as in the [...]

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Spy Kids: Consistant and Entertaining, But That’s It

by Jane Cracraft on February 4, 2011 · No Comments

Ol’ rebel filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and badly twisted Antonio Banderas have ended up with a film that is très hollywoodien, under the aegis of Harvey & Bob Weinstein, no less. Looks like somebody grew up and had kids. Looks like somebody wanted their kids to [...]

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Maxim’s of Paris, 1986

by William Cracraft on January 10, 2011 · No Comments

It was Saturday night in Paris and as my cab came to a halt outside Maxim’s a liveried doorman charged into the street to meet it. I was ushered into a warm atmosphere of rich wood paneling, cleverly placed mirrors and polished brass fixtures. The [...]

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