Jan 26 2009
Helicopters
I once had a strong desire to fly helicopters. I wanted to fly patients from hospital to hospital. I wanted to fly along the interstate system telling people what traffic was like. I wanted to flash the spot light on criminals and shout over the speaker to “Freeze!” And that their attempts to flee were futile. I wanted to drop troops over jungles and sand dunes to fight the bad guys. I wanted to maneuver through canyons, mountains and skyscrapers. I wanted to go to sleep to the sound of rotors and wake up to that rather awesome high-pitched noise helicopters make when they turn on. That would have been cool.