Word: seated
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...force presses you back into your seat at takeoff from the air base at Aviano, Italy, or from an aircraft carrier in the Ionian Sea, you are really never flying solo. You and your wingmen move into a complicated choreography charted for each of the 400 daily sorties. Depending on how far you've had to fly--B-2s fly more than 15 hours from the U.S.--it's likely your plane will slow down to gulp fuel from an aerial tanker before your final run into hostile airspace. One of every three flights is an aerial tanker sortie--more...
...took my seat in the Loeb Ex last Friday, gazing at John Gordan '01's set and listening to the medieval chants issuing from the speakers, I heard a gentleman behind me comment that he thought Henry IV was supposed to be in two parts. The play's content probably came as a surprise to him, since Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV shares nothing with Shakespeare's history play aside from the title...
...took my seat in the Loeb Ex last Friday, gazing at John Gordan '01's set and listening to the medieval chants issuing from the speakers, I heard a gentleman behind me comment that he thought Henry IV was supposed to be in two parts. The play's content probably came as a surprise to him, since Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV shares nothing with Shakespeare's history play aside from the title...
Ever been on a plane? You know the feeling that wells up in the pit of your stomach when you're suddenly jolted from your sleep and the passenger seat belt lights flash on. It's like the downhill part of a rollercoaster ride--only you don't know when it's going to end. The flight attendant's voice comes on to assure you that it's just turbulence, that everything is under control. You're a little shaky, but you probably go back to sleep, thinking the pilot is in control...
...drive it everywhere. Having to rely on public transportation is like having to depend on Viagra. When you're in the mood to do something, it's no fun waiting for the train to pull up to the station. At home you can just hop in the driver's seat, pop on the radio...