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Backpacking-We're Off to See the Wizard |
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Written by Cindy DiFranco
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Monday, 09 July 2007 |
There are a few things I have learned with certainty--for example, if I don't take it along I will surely need it, and if it is free from fat and sugar it is not worth eating. Not being in control of certain (OK, all) circumstances is one of the things I have discovered causes me a good amount of mental and emotional distress. If I feel I'm not in possession of it (control), the world can be a scary place for me. Therefore, it is with a mixture of dread and excitement that I begin my first backpacking adventure into the Peaks Wilderness. For me, the resultant mishmash of insecurities brings forth feelings of powerlessness--there are far too many parameters that will be out of my control for me to be at my homeostatic best. Will I be too cold? Too hot? Get wet? Can I carry 100 lbs for 3 days? My pack probably won't weigh quite that much, but still I fret. So, I just chew a few fingernails and consume most of a double batch of bread pudding and try to accept the unknown.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 01 September 2007 )
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PJ-Pt13-Skylab Coming Home |
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Written by PJ Weitz
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 |
See Part 12
“At 3:54 it was given; the radiator was unblocked and the loop was cooling down.”
Pete flew around Skylab for a farewell inspection and photos; it looked small and friendly as we backed away, with its lopsided solar panel and crumpled parasol, against a cloud-flecked ocean background.
NASA photo - Skylab and parasol
During the first of our two deorbit burns, Joe and I were surprised to note that we “greyed out” a little during the burn. High-g airplane maneuvers can cause the amount of blood available to the brain to be reduced and result in a reduction (grayout) or complete loss (blackout) of vision, or even loss of consciousness. The Service Module engine only produced about one G worth of thrust, and that was eyeballs in. That was normally a trivial acceleration. But nobody’d been weightless for a month before. However, Pete, the steely-jawed space veteran, did not notice any similar effect.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 August 2007 )
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Backpacking-Shaken Not Stirred |
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Written by Cindy DiFranco
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Monday, 11 June 2007 |
I am Cindy DiFranco and for better or worse, blood sister to Matt Weitz, Dana's significant other. (He is significant to her in many ways, most of them not the stereotypical definition of 'better half)'. Matt is Matt and despite his flaws and because of a generous endowment of good and kind traits, I know of no one that doesn't like him. As I am sure all of you know, Dana is relentless about contributing to the family website, so here is my offering.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 01 September 2007 )
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Written by Howard Parker
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Thursday, 07 June 2007 |
My father, William H Parker was from Canada. We had relatives up around Simcoe Ontario, across from Buffalo on Lake Erie. Lake Erie is a rather shallow lake and storms can stir up rather quickly. Our family would go to the lake shore in Buffalo to swim in the shallow waters. I can still hear the fog horns that used to sound many times when we were there. In Lake Erie, you could wade out into the lake for quite a distance and it would only be up to your waist.
Once we went there on a Sunday afternoon. I road with "Brownie" and the other car was driven by Uncle Cecil Pettit. We were in a race to get there but Cecil was very competetive and would always win. When we asked Brownie to go faster, he said " I was going thirteen miles an hour already!" How can you win with a driver like that?
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 June 2007 )
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