2 posts tagged “qotd”
What are you thankful for?
This year, i am thankful for a number of things.
- I am thankful (very, VERY thankful) for a loving and supportive wife. Without her, I would be much less than I am
- I am thankful for our children, no matter how exasperating any of them can be.
- I am thankful for modern psychotropic medications. Depression is a horrible condition to live with, much worse without treatment.
- I'm thankful for my job, even though I don't like it. It provides me the income needed to allow my wife to work outside the home or not, as she chooses. It provides me the income to take classes in order to change careers. It provides me the opportunity to be around my kids on a daily basis, as they grow up. I know who they are and they know who I am. These days, that's one HELL of a luxury
- I'm thankful for our family friends. They don't expect any more of me than I can give. Some days, I can't give anything, other's I can give lots. They're truly good people.
Do you remember your first flight? Where did you go? Why?
Submitted by Laurel.
Well, assuming (which is always dangerous) that this refers to airplane trip, the earliest that I actually remember vs. rember being told about was from ORD to DEN to visit my grandparents in Colorado. Not only is this the first trip that I recall myself, but I also flew solo. That is, I was an unaccompanied minor on the trip, which was both scary and exciting all at once. I seem to recall that I also got to view the cockpit, but I could be misremembering...
I have to wonder, since 9/11/01 do airlines in the USA still allow unaccompanied minors? I'd be damned surprised if they were to allow anyone not part of the flight-crew anywhere near the cockpit, these days.
It's said that innocence is the first casualty of war. Such a shame, that.
