Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Quote of the Week
"The great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Healthy At Last!
The bug that's been going around got to me last week. To put it as mildly as possible, I was homebound and miserable for 5 straight days.
We as human beings think we're so smart and so powerful. It must be to God's great amusement that the tiniest of creatures wield such enormous sway over us...
The joke is most likely on us I imagine. But no matter, I feel human once again, and I'm off to work tomorrow. Wish me luck!
We as human beings think we're so smart and so powerful. It must be to God's great amusement that the tiniest of creatures wield such enormous sway over us...
The joke is most likely on us I imagine. But no matter, I feel human once again, and I'm off to work tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
Does it get any Better?
The last couple of months at work have been at times highly challenging. Weather and maintainance problems have conspired to make the job unpredictable, and things have not been smooth. It is interesting however, that I find myself thrilled to be where I am despite these recent difficulties.
The entire experience of this career is remarkable. Take these two contrasting examples for instance:
The peace and tranquility of gliding through a moonlit night is nearly unimaginable. The snow-covered ground slips by underneath you as the multitude of stars keeps silent watch above. Only a few quiet lights in the cockpit serve to remind you of your duties, keeping you from loosing yourself entirely in the beauty surrounding you.
The exhileration of bursting out of the clouds mere seconds from touching down on a runway your instruments promised was there is intoxicating. The roar of the wind screaming past your landing gear fills the cockpit as you refocus your eyes to the outside world. Suddenly, almost magically, the grey nothingness has given way to grey runway, complete with bright flashing lights of all kinds. It is almost as though you can feel and hear nothing. All that exists is the adrenaline in your veins, the aircraft, and the pavement just a few feet away.
I am so truely blessed.
The entire experience of this career is remarkable. Take these two contrasting examples for instance:
The peace and tranquility of gliding through a moonlit night is nearly unimaginable. The snow-covered ground slips by underneath you as the multitude of stars keeps silent watch above. Only a few quiet lights in the cockpit serve to remind you of your duties, keeping you from loosing yourself entirely in the beauty surrounding you.
The exhileration of bursting out of the clouds mere seconds from touching down on a runway your instruments promised was there is intoxicating. The roar of the wind screaming past your landing gear fills the cockpit as you refocus your eyes to the outside world. Suddenly, almost magically, the grey nothingness has given way to grey runway, complete with bright flashing lights of all kinds. It is almost as though you can feel and hear nothing. All that exists is the adrenaline in your veins, the aircraft, and the pavement just a few feet away.
I am so truely blessed.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
What Gives?
Tonight I received the strangest proposition I've ever received in my life.
The dynamic between men and women is perhaps the strangest part of this human existance. It is at all times intoxicating, confusing, and completely non-sensicle. I suspect that no one has ever truely figured it out. Some people are just better at getting used to it than others.
Unfortunately, learning how to get used to it is about as easy as taking a boot to the stones. Very often it feels the same way too...
The dynamic between men and women is perhaps the strangest part of this human existance. It is at all times intoxicating, confusing, and completely non-sensicle. I suspect that no one has ever truely figured it out. Some people are just better at getting used to it than others.
Unfortunately, learning how to get used to it is about as easy as taking a boot to the stones. Very often it feels the same way too...
Sunday, February 03, 2008
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