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Teased to distraction by gliders drifting overhead during her golf game this week, my mother gave in and took to the skies:
Barbara turns 70 next month. Never lost her love of flight, even after her husband was killed flying 37 years ago. No point living scared.
“Blair appears to have absolved the nation of any responsibility for their individual carbon emissions and sanctioned the rise in air travel” the guardian is onto your mum tim- oops- wrong blair- my bad
Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 01 14 at 10:12 AM • permalinkShe’s ten tons braver than me, who can’t get on a step stool without something solid to clutch.
Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2007 01 14 at 10:15 AM • permalinkWronwright. Pull a few strings at the officers club and get Tim’s mum assigned a black helicopter please.
At the very least one of these.Posted by Hank Reardon on 2007 01 14 at 10:20 AM • permalink#6 Oh, is wronwright the Parental Airflight Coordination Officer this month? I thought it was Andrea.
Posted by andycanuck on 2007 01 14 at 11:56 AM • permalinkHa! Fascinating mother you have there, Tim. What a treasure!
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 01 14 at 12:47 PM • permalinkWhat fun! Tell your mother we envy her, Tim! An inspiration indeed.
#5 Andrea
She’s ten tons braver than me, who can’t get on a step stool without something solid to clutch.
I’m scared to death of heights, but I love flying - in small planes, especially - and I would love nothing more than to go for a long, brutally fast ride in a P-51. ( I’d just make sure I had eaten nothing that day, so if I heave, it’ll be dry :^) )
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2007 01 14 at 03:56 PM • permalink#11 andycanuck -
Oh, is wronwright the Parental Airflight Coordination Officer this month? I thought it was Andrea.
I’m in charge of signing out humvees, M1A2’s, Apaches, Cobras, and a few other vehicles I would rather not say much about. I hate the job. People tell my “helper” MarkL they have authorization to borrow one, but they lie. And then they bring them back late. And more often than not, dirty, muddy, dented, and sometimes covered with high energy scorch marks.Oh, that reminds me. Andrea, are you or are you not bringing back that Bird of Prey Sgt. Mom handed over to you? Inventory is this week and those bean counters carry those torture do hickeys like the one that the evil Mr. Spock used on the hapless transporter technician. They hurt!
Posted by wronwright on 2007 01 14 at 04:48 PM • permalinkThat’s a fantastic thing Tim - to still have the spirit of adventure at 70. What’s next - bungee jumping in New Zealand?
Last week, Sydney’s dawn skies were filled with hot air balloons pumping out symphonic music to wake everybody up. It occurred to me that ballooning would be a great experience. I intend to book this week.
Onya, Mrs B - my mum phoned me on Saturday night to tell me she had won the Edie Smith Award at the ASF Conference. She was still stunned!
wronwright—you’ve had that outsanding hand receipt for the Aurora for three months now. Don’t think that hasn’t been noticed…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 01 14 at 07:07 PM • permalinkAn excellent way to spend the weekend. I do worry about the lack of carbon footprint that a glider produces, though.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 01 14 at 09:31 PM • permalinkYou have one cool mum. I think I will send this link to my mum, yours is an inspiration.
Posted by curious george on 2007 01 15 at 01:34 AM • permalink
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Wonderful Tim. She seems like a special person. You are very fortunate - no, blessed, to have such a special mother who desires to live life at its fullest. I’m sure she’s an inspiration to you.