A Flight For Mom

My mom gave me my first flight lesson as a college graduation gift.  I was so excited! For many years she had heard me talk about wanting to be a pilot, but she always seemed somewhat hesitant to fully support my fancy. Later she admitted that she was scared. She used to always say that I had my "head in the clouds." I think she thought I needed a little more grounding before taking off...and she was right.

Baa...Baa...Best Weekend Ever!

Vought F4U-4B Corsairs of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 Black Sheep on the escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) in 1950 during the Korean War.

'By Arthur V. Zeigler, USN (www.navsource.org [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons'

Sometimes you never know who you'll meet. This is especially true in my case. I have a history of running into famous personalities and being completely oblivious about who I am chatting up, like the time I asked Rod Stewart where he was from, or the other time I inquired what Seal did for a living. I can be quite clueless!