Addiction

[Roger Long]

In the 1970's, I lived in a beautiful and interesting town by the sea where
I spent the best and worst days of my youth. I worked for the most
prestigious oceanographic institution in the nation and fell in love with
marine research. I decided to devote my career as much as possible to the
design of oceanographic research vessels.

I have now designed seven of the research vessels in the Atlantic fleet but
there has been nothing in my professional life that I wanted as much as
seeing the logo of that institution on the stack of a vessel that I
designed. Last Monday, I stood under clear blue skies listening to the
chairman of the ship committee calling the vessel behind him on the
launching ways perhaps the first perfect vessel he had seen. I received a
big round of applause from a crowd that includes friends of 30 years.

I stood there, looked up at the sky and my brain said, "I'd rather be
flying." Yikes! Am I sick? Are we all sick? Most things in life that have
such a hold on people are illegal, immoral, or both. I just fly a simple
spam can around in nice weather on mostly local flights and I still feel
that way.

--
Roger Long

[G.R. Patterson III]

Roger Long wrote:
>
> Most things in life that have
> such a hold on people are illegal, immoral, or both.

They're working on that.

George Patterson
Treason is ne'er successful, Sir; what then be the reason? Why, if treason
be successful, Sir, then none dare call it treason.

[Peter Gottlieb]

What better a celebration of your achievements than to soar, free of the
earth, in the beautiful clear blue sky?


"Roger Long" m> wrote in
message ...
> In the 1970's, I lived in a beautiful and interesting town by the sea
where
> I spent the best and worst days of my youth. I worked for the most
> prestigious oceanographic institution in the nation and fell in love with
> marine research. I decided to devote my career as much as possible to the
> design of oceanographic research vessels.
>
> I have now designed seven of the research vessels in the Atlantic fleet
but
> there has been nothing in my professional life that I wanted as much as
> seeing the logo of that institution on the stack of a vessel that I
> designed. Last Monday, I stood under clear blue skies listening to the
> chairman of the ship committee calling the vessel behind him on the
> launching ways perhaps the first perfect vessel he had seen. I received a
> big round of applause from a crowd that includes friends of 30 years.
>
> I stood there, looked up at the sky and my brain said, "I'd rather be
> flying." Yikes! Am I sick? Are we all sick? Most things in life that
have
> such a hold on people are illegal, immoral, or both. I just fly a simple
> spam can around in nice weather on mostly local flights and I still feel
> that way.
>
> --
> Roger Long
>
>

[Bob Fry]

"Peter Gottlieb" > writes:

> What better a celebration of your achievements than to soar, free of the
> earth, in the beautiful clear blue sky?

A beautiful clear black night sky, full moon, in a low wing with
bubble canopy.

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Bob Fry" > wrote in message
...
> "Peter Gottlieb" > writes:
>
> > What better a celebration of your achievements than to soar, free of the
> > earth, in the beautiful clear blue sky?
>
> A beautiful clear black night sky, full moon, in a low wing with
> bubble canopy.

A P-51?

[Bob Fry]

"Tom Sixkiller" > writes:

> "Bob Fry" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Peter Gottlieb" > writes:
> >
> > > What better a celebration of your achievements than to soar, free of the
> > > earth, in the beautiful clear blue sky?
> >
> > A beautiful clear black night sky, full moon, in a low wing with
> > bubble canopy.
>
> A P-51?

Aircoupe.