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Author Archives: Ruth Marie Oliver
September
September is an amazing month! On Saturday morning when I opened the door to let Boo out, I discovered fall was here. It was 54 degrees and I was headed to Lynchburg for a tour and barbecue. This makes for … Continue reading
Fueling the Dream
On Friday night, Space Camp held its fourth annual Space Camp Hall of Fame celebration to induct four new members into the HOF family. After months of preparation, and in my opinion with three previous HOF events as practice, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Camp, Friends, HOF, Max-Q, NASA, Space Camp
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Limited Interest
Growing up, my parents made sure we were exposed to the world beyond Carroll County, Mississippi. It was very important for us to be interested in culture, science, politics, art, and other things of the sort. While here in New … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Baseball, Family, Farm, Flight, New York Yankees, Space
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Traveling with the Platinum Member
I am writing this morning from our hotel room in New York City. Chris and I are on only our third extended vacation together. We haven’t really found the time to take a week or so off from work since … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, New York City, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Something…
I have been trying to post an entry on my forgotten blog for at least two weeks now. Everything thing that I write is boring or disconnected or just plain terrible. I am sitting here with little Boo next to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Family, Friends, Mississippi, Space Camp
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Wedding Gown
I visited Camp of the Rising Son this week. It was wonderful visiting briefly with the camp staff and experiencing all the sights and sounds of camp again. I am truly amazed at how that place has shaped who I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Camp, Camp of the Rising Son, Mississippi, Space Camp
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Ninja
In the past week, I have been referred to as a ninja twice. This seems somewhat odd and foreign to me since I don’t know martial arts, I am not of Asian decent, nor do I wear black pajamas to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviation Challenge, Dixon Ticonderoga, Ninja, Space Camp
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Why No Post?
I haven’t been blogging recently; maybe I am just blocking the whole output of emotional or creative flow. My life has changed so much in the last three weeks. I have learned the one thing that can make Red Bull … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp, Camp of the Rising Son, Family, Mississippi
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Decision Making
“Camp is for the camper” is a motto that Chief Margie Newman pounded into the heads of the entire camp staff at Camp of the Rising Son. My first summer at CRS was 1994. I was in between my junior … Continue reading
A 500-Pound Gift of Love
On April 17th of 2004 Chris and I exchanged vows in the presence of our friends and family in Winona, Mississippi. One year later we both unknowingly committed to purchasing traditional anniversary gifts for one another. The next year we … Continue reading
STS-131: A Space Camp Field Trip
Twenty years ago when Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger graduated from Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama she dreamed of one day working for NASA. In 2004, she entered the NASA training program for Astronaut Candidates. Yesterday, she launched into space onboard Discovery. When … Continue reading
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