~Ralph
================================================================
from: Tjadenhors@aol.com (05/12/2005 15:51)
================================================================
In a message dated 5/11/2005 8:53:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
adventuretales@yahoo.com writes: :
Lauren. Hmmm. No. Not The Ridgely Guy. She'll always be SB to me
Ha. Originally, I dubbed myself the "Sky Goddess". Not much reason
for the name but it sounded cool. This somehow changed to "Air Bitch"
during the first Highland Fly in I attended. I didn't love the moniker,
but at least it had some character. Shortly thereafter, Paul worked
one day at the farm, taking my clients so?I could practice approaches
at Highland. Alas, I misjudged when I turned away from the field when a
plane dove in to use the runway (not in my way; my reaction was not
appropriate). Sunny saw that I was going to end up in the swamp long
before I did. I?tucked in my lips, hoping to glide past it,?until that
last moment when I joined the frogs and snapping turtles. I swam in the
mud and fished slime out of my bra after I landed. Everyone was
worried until they saw I was fine. They bolted over to where I lay. I
started crying and everyone was kind but they were giggling, too. My
harness had become soaked, so Adam said I couldn't fly it anymore until
I got?my parachute?repacked. But Chad and Adam and Sunny lent me a
harness and I got to fly again, because I was scared after that, and I
didn't want to end that way. It was my first longer (I can't remember,
30 minutes?) soaring flight I got that afternoon. Or perhaps Super
Sky Goddess SB. ? After that I was the Swamp Bitch. With capitals,
thank you. Matthew and Paul got hysterical laughing about it. I had
almost forgotten. Bruce filmed me swimming in the swamp the next year
in this military suit, on the day of the fly in. But I am Sky Goddess
to all of you. Right??? Lauren I