Oberlin ATC Honored for Talking Down Pilot Suffering from Hypoxia
While this occurrence of a potentially fatal occurrence is old news, it still gives me chills whenever I hear the transmission between an incapacitated pilot and ATC. I have never commented on this blog about my personal hobby and life’s work, so I thought I’d change it up a bit.
The good news is that everything worked out. ATC commanded the pilot to descend to 11,000 feet because he was not able to make decisions for himself. Hypoxia occurs when the body is deprived of oxygen — speech becomes slurred as the body begins to shut down.
Listen in on this amazing transmission:
Wordless Wednesday ~ *Sigh*
Carnival of Raising Boys – January 25, 2010
Welcome to the January 25, 2010 Edition of Carnival of Raising Boys.
Sarah Clark presents is wildly funny in what it how much a growing child can consume in The Mother Load: I’m going to need a second job to feed this kid! posted at The Mother Load.
Shannon Dodds presents a cute Valentine Craft (sun catcher) art project posted at Mommyapolis.
Pamela Jorrick presents an amusing look at the precarious role parents play while supporting their kids in sports in Good Sports? posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
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Carnival of Raising Boys – January 11, 2010
Welcome to the January 11, 2010 edition of Carnival of Raising Boys!
Raising boys is no easy feat. Chances are, they’re not content with playing quietly with their toys – rather, they’re more prone to “tearing it up” throughout the house. It is the nature of boys. They are inquisitive, sometimes rowdy, and infinitely active creatures.
So how do we keep them busy during these unusually frigid, dark days of winter? We bring winter them them, of course! Shannon Dodds describes how she kept her boys busy and happy while learning a bit about science on a cold day in Snow Day! posted at Mommyapolis.
And sometimes, that creativity that we want to our boys to develop into something useful, takes off into unexpected, and sometimes disturbing directions. If we’re not careful, this brand of creativity will follow them into manhood when it’s not so cute anymore! Pamela Jorrick presents Boxing Day / Week / Month (or How Long Is it Gonna Take Me to Clear All This Junk Outta Here?) posted at Blah, Blah, Blog. Pamela shares her adventures in cleaning up her son’s room and finding all those creative little projects that have multiplied like Gremlins sprinkled with water!
And then there are times, when no matter how creative we can hope to inspire our boys to be, they are just not going to have any part of it — insisting instead on their own brand of creativity. They test our patience and rock our mommy-selves to the very core of our beings. There are days, and I know we’ve all had them, that the boys’ antics are so ridiculous, we feel like they have been replaced with some alien beings from another planet. Stormy Hickman shares one of those days in a post titled, Boys over at Not just a weather report….
It’s at those very moments, when we are comforted in knowing that this too shall pass. They can be sweet, generous, loving and hysterically funny creatures. I know my boys have cracked me up with some of the things they come up with. So, just when you’re about to blow your top, stop … count to ten … breathe deeply … and read Swagat’s Kids will be Kids… posted at Its all in here. Then LOL at the darnedest things things kids say.
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It’s That Time of Year … Again
It’s that time, once again, when I make promises to myself that I never intend to keep. If I were married to myself, I’d certainly be heading to splitsky-ville because I abhor liars! There are certain things that I know I must do this year if I am to come out smelling better than donkey breath!
I’ve already informed my dh that he can expect me to be a total bee-otch from now until May 7th. Working part-time, homeschooling, taking 4 classes, writing, roller derby — well, there won’t be time for sleep. And since that is my very favorite sport in the whole wide world … well, you can see why I would be having a bad ‘tude. I really felt like it was only fair to give the poor guy a heads up on how his happy little world that I’ve created for him is about to implode on his happy self.
Why do I wanna be a roller derby chick? Because I like getting my ass kicked. Yeah, I’m sick like that. It’s not the sorta thing I usually share with others (perceptions, you know), so consider yourself “in the know”. Actually, I figured that’s the only way I’ll keep my resolution to reduce, recycle, and reuse the cottage cheese off my back end. Think about that for a moment and you will see how many uses the composition of the back end can provide. 
I really need to make a special trip to Wal-Mart to load up on Duct Tape. There is no wrong in this world that cannot be righted with Duct Tape. I need it to keep everything together — or to be organized. Yeah right! I LOL when peeps that say they “know” me tell me how they admire my organization. Yeah …. okay …. ummm … yes, I am organized. The piles that sit around my keyboard are all in order — and as long as they don’t fall over and squash my fingers, they will happily remain in order. 
So let’s recap …
1. Stay focused so I make it through the year alive
2. Melt the fat away
3. Organize my little abode
4. Smile … lots! Even if it is a lie …
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