Maggie's Farm

On most holidays, we celebrate 'something', but one thing worth celebrating is the ability to celebrate.  So many things can happen which would alter the circumstances of enjoying any holiday.  Last week, a fraternity brother sent me some pictures of his brother's plane, which crash-landed in the desert.  His brother and sister-in-law were fine, though a team was helicoptered in to check them out.  His sister-in-law was asleep during the test flight when the oil pressure dropped and the engine stalled.  He woke her and asked her to use the phone cam and record the landing, to keep her mind off the event.

The video is pretty intense, but shows what a well-trained pilot is capable of doing.  Today, husband and wife are celebrating with family and I'm pleased my fraternity brother gets to enjoy more time with his family members.  I like to call today one of 'his' holidays, because after college he joined the Marines and served our country.