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Tag Archives: Adventure
Wedding Gown
I visited Camp of the Rising Son this week. It was wonderful visiting briefly with the camp staff and experiencing all the sights and sounds of camp again. I am truly amazed at how that place has shaped who I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Camp, Camp of the Rising Son, Mississippi, Space Camp
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STS-131: A Space Camp Field Trip
Twenty years ago when Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger graduated from Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama she dreamed of one day working for NASA. In 2004, she entered the NASA training program for Astronaut Candidates. Yesterday, she launched into space onboard Discovery. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Brett Favre, NASA, Space Camp, STS-131
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Asexual Sea Grass
Long a go, in a land not so far from here, I saw asexual sea grass for the very first time. This spotting was during my first trip to the Space Coast! It was also my first and only trip … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Friends, NASA, Space Camp
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Dreams in Space
At the very top of the cork-board in my office are my wings that I received at Space Academy graduation in 1990. Wow, it has been twenty years since I was a camper here in Rocket City. My graduation wings … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, NASA, Space Camp, STS-131
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Friends of Jack
“It is just our feeling that too little time is spent in this day and age enjoying the friendship of others. The Tennessee Squire Association is but one small attempt on our part to speak up.” About this time last … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Friends, Jack Daniels, Prichard's Distillery, Whiskey
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Somewhere in the Bluegrass State
Today we stopped by Enterprise to rent our SUV which looks a lot like a mini-van. I didn’t want to drive a mini-van because mini-van drivers are the worst drivers! So I let Divot drive and I watched movies in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Bourbon, Family, Friends, Maker's Mark, Peyton Manning
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Jet Airplanes and Space Geeks
I am currently at SEEC a conference in Houston that I have gone to for several years. The first year I attended was 2003 just days after STS 107 and Columbia was lost on re-entry. It was an eerily somber … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Friends, Houston, SEEC, Space Camp
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Training Popcorn
Growing up I got the chance to go to Space Camp!!! It was twenty years ago and I was just like all the other kids attending Space Camp; I wanted to be an astronaut. I remember all the fun lectures … Continue reading
100th Post, 100 Words
My first journal was started in January of 1985. Wow! 25 years ago. Ironically, that was the month my younger brother died of meningitis. I only wrote in my little blue journal until early March, but it stood as a … Continue reading
Uphill Both Ways
Remember hearing your parents tell stories about walking barefoot to school in the snow uphill both ways? Today the adventure home seemed as treacherous as all those stories my folks told me. The snow on the roads, the crazy southern … Continue reading