Re: Salute to the Royal Navy

runnswim@xxxxxxx (Larry Weisenthal) wrote:
But there's something visceral about knowing people are in danger and 

time is the enemy.<<

I hope that Baby Faye appreciated the rescue.


Time is certainly the enemy of Tammy Faye, but that's another story. Back sorta on topic, the 4:30 landing is delayed 24 hours, so I got up for nothing. Not the danger of the ocean, but outer space gets pretty visceral, too.

rtk
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