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Well seeing as how this is such a friendly forum, our little blood family, I thought you guys might be interested in this.
Hopefully this link works...
www.sal.ksu.edu/campusoffices/pr/070204.html

That's me in the middle

If you guys are intersted, I'll try to post more info later...right now I've got to head to Element of Statistics...YUCK!!

Carole

aren't you supposed to have your cover on when ur outside flygirl? just kidding

lol...those are our flight uniforms for the university I go to. We get mistaken for Academy cadets all the time

carole

Congrats on a safe and uneventful event. Lets face it pretty much anything can be on topic in this forum. Just the same be safe and have fun. and again congats.

PS my guess you stopped in Wichita because the rest of the state would have put everyone to sleep Kansas Blows no offense to you kansassinites
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Kevin
I am lost w/o spell check
"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."-unknown

OH drummer girl, you can play to a different beat anytime. Very cute. LOL!
-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

lol, thanks Have things started to calm down on your end?

take care!

Carole

Hey Carole,
Yes they have, thanks for asking. It's just a matter of time I guess before things start to feel normal despite some loses. I've been taking care of my self and hitting the road doing some road work; it feels good. But boy, my knees can't take it much longer. Been running the whole summer and now they are uh-aching!
P.S. Are you an Air Force reservest

-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

No, I'm not in the reserves. I was in AF ROTC my freshman year. In truth, I really loved it, but my eyesight is 5 levels past horrible, and they started cutting their scholarship programs. With the amount of time required, it simple wasn't working out. I tried to join the Army ROTC, but once again, my eyesight will prohibit me from getting a flight slot. I've been told of several 'ways around that', but was unable to get a gurantee on anything. Personally, I'm not signing anything if I can't get a half-way reasonable assurance of a flight position. Kills me though...I would kill for a chance to fly helicoptors, or tankers for the AF.

Glad to hear your holdin up ok. I need to get off my butt and go running again....sometimes there's nothing better for yourself than a good workout. Thanks for the chat

carole

Hey Carole,
No sooner then I said that things were calming down, I received a phone call this afternoon, informing me that my good friend and neighbor Peter Ment, also, passed away from a car wreck. He was only 29 years old. He was in Costa Rica surfing and enroute to the airport to prepare for the flight back to N.Y., when he got into a car accident that claimed his life. He will be missed. It has been a summer from hell for me. Sorry to be the bearer of such bad news.

-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

Gosh dangit Angel...I'm so sorry man. It never seems to fail....Life kicks you when you're down, lets you struggle back to your feet after you're busted up enough....then slaps you upside the head with a two-by-four before you can even dust yourself off. Sorry, I'm not exactly the world's most optimistic person...I'm a much bigger fan of harsh reality.

I really wish I could think of something profound to say. I've lost my share of people I was close with...not to death...but life claimed them all the same. Gotta love those phone calls...just when you think you're getting "ok", that voice on the other end reminds us of just how fragile this crazy life is. Yep....the news...slamming your eyes shut...begging for it to just stop.....yeah....If there's one thing that I wish I could get my friends to understand it would be this: Love every moment. Sitting around with friends, laughing about the most seemingly insignificant things....that's what is precious in life....Love people....we really don't know when will be the last time to tell someone how much we care....Its not about the 'great' things that we do, nor the most exciting moment....its the gentle hug of a friend...encouraging one another.....making one more stand when the battle seems all but lost...yeah.

I was never a big fan of the phrase "Everything will be ok". Cause ya know...sometimes everything doesn't turn out ok. People are gone and they don't come back...some wounds don't ever really heal....but i do think this.....I think if we have the courage to face life, to understand that yeah, we'll lose a lot, but if we keep on fighting, if we learn to find those moments of joy and hang on to them...then I think that "We'll be Ok". Everything won't be alright, but we'll be alright.

Sorry for the ramble....how i didn't offend....i think i had a little too much Jack Daniels for the evening...seems to have made me mushy
Do something nice for yourself this weekend...a little pampering never hurt

Carole

Hey Carole,
Thanks for the amazing note, and the time you took to write down your thoughts. It is perfectly, alright girl, with me - everything you said is so right on the money. I couldn't think of anything you said that was out of context or in keeping with the realities of our everyday world situation. Live life as it is your last is perhaps that one thing that we don't even think about, but when we least expect it, we are once again caught in the throws of another one lost. Well, I just hope that the Angels', are keeping watch over me, and have over looked my number. There has got to be some light at the end of all of this darkness. I sure can use a shot of what ever you're having right now. Well, again, thanks Carole. Stay safe up there and be well. Hope to meet you some day.
-Angel xo
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

Glad that I could do a little something to help *blushes*. I feel odd sometimes, discussing life philosophies when i'm only 20....but I truly do enjoy these conversations. If I can tell myself that i've somehow helped someone with their own 'bumps in the road', then it somehow gives purpose to the times i've been through.

I've been meaning to mention how much I love your signature line. Its one of the most profound truths out there......people are so afraid of 'breaking'...hitting rock bottom.... its only when you've shattered into so many, many, pieces that you can understand what is really carried inside.

Just keep searching for that light my friend. "Only when its dark enough, can we see the stars".......

"Those who seek shall find"....

Thank you again for indulging me in this I don't have many people around to share these types of thoughts with...Its nice to get them out of this crazy head of mine

Stay strong....and I too hope our paths will cross someday

Carole

Awesome. Man, it's the little things that inspire! Great post, Carole!

Life will throw you some pretty severe beatings every now and again...but...there's so many places to look to and find strength and inspiration. Just gotta take the time. I think about my sig. line every day. What if we could see ourselves? Would we get it right? Who am I to say? I'm just pretty sure that, given the state of the world right now, we can all make a change for the better. I heard the questions, "What's your inspiration today?" and "How much love is in your soul, people, today?" I took the time to ask myself that and couldn't be happier that I did. Let's be good to one another and there shouldn't be anything that we can't get through.

This portion of the thread just hit me right. Hope I'm not out of line.

And drummagirl- I'm a Jack fan myself but have you tried Jameson? It's the sh*t!
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"If we could see ourselves, would we get it right?" -Kevin Martin

Hey there,

*blushes some more*...thanks

I was a little surprised to see myself type some of that...such a complete 180 from how I was at this time one year ago. Last year was quite honestly one of the worst years of my life....but ya know......i (somehow) managed to come out on the other side of it...and I really do think that i'm still just beginning to understand what I've learned. Self-reflection is quite terrifying....like you question you posed..."Would we get it right?" What an amazingly powerful question. I particularly love "How much love is in you today"...if we could ask ourselves that everyday, with every act, ask ourselves 'do I have more?' THAT is inspiring....people could fill their lives with so much love, but we're so scared of it.......

At the risk of getting too personal (hehe, is this thread past that point yet???)...I know that love, in every aspect, has been my personal challenge. Trying to let go of 19 years of anger, hurt, and uncomforted sorrow.....we shouldn't revist past pains...yet we become so afraid of the light that we mistake the darkness as a friend.

"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind."
-- Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821-81),

Its just so oddly funny to look back at what I've written, and realize that yes, those are my words....feel the wieght of so much anger finally lifting....and hopefully lightening another's load along the way.

Thanks for posting your own thoughts, I really enjoy these conversations

take care

carole

Er uhmmm.... I mean.... nice flying stuff... Sorry.. its late.. I should stop posting only the second week of school and im already studying too late and posting afterwards. I'll eventually get around to posting some OT stuff if I ever have time to do anything interesting.

Jordan
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior

The one in the middle is a SCREAMER,nice coloration should grow up to be an absolute STUNNER.Is she a W.C or C.B? late 83/84?Must be wild caught!!!!CONGRADULATIONS!!!!

Hi Carole -

Congratulations on your achievement and that of your team!

Are you aware that Madge Minton, wife of well-known herpetologist Sherman Minton, helped blaze the path for women in aviation during World War II in the Women's Air Force Service? She also co-authored a couple of books about snakes. So you see, you weren’t off topic at all!

-Joan

Hey Joan,

Thanks for the info! I actually had no idea about that. I've been able to talk to a handful of WASPs...their stories are incredible...would have loved to been around for that time in female/aviation history.

Take care!

carole

Congrats on such a great experience - that must have been so much fun! Good luck in your future competitions!!!!

K

>>Well seeing as how this is such a friendly forum, our little blood family, I thought you guys might be interested in this.
>>Hopefully this link works...
>>www.sal.ksu.edu/campusoffices/pr/070204.html
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>>That's me in the middle
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>>If you guys are intersted, I'll try to post more info later...right now I've got to head to Element of Statistics...YUCK!!
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>>Carole
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Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

Wow...very cool! I'm almost kind of jealous. Best of luck in future races...
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"If we could see ourselves, would we get it right?" -Kevin Martin