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| 8/29/02
| Diotima
Posted on 08/29/2002 1:00:48 PM PDT by diotima
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To: strela
I was reading a Tom Clancy novel and came across the word Strela. Did you take the name from the novel? It means arrow, by the way.
To: dixie sass
I was reading a Tom Clancy novel and came across the word Strela. Did you take the name from the novel? It means arrow, by the way. Actually, no. I first stumbled across the term in the early 80s in my work in the Navy. Then as now, it refers to the Russian SA-7 shoulder-launched SAM missile, NATO-designation "Grail". They were actually supplied to Soviet armed forces as early as 1967.
I got a bow and arrow set for Christmas when I was 10, and have been an archer since then. Since, as you pointed out, "strela" is the Russian word for arrow, I continued to use the name as a pseudonym for my Dungeons and Dragons character (also an archer), when I played Amtgard (a live-action medieval-themed role playing game, where I play an archer), then continued to use it when I discovered the Internet, chat, and FreeRepublic.
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posted on
09/01/2002 11:57:45 AM PDT
by
strela
To: strela
I like the meaning of the word. I love archery, though I can't pull much more than a toy bow and arrow. It seems to be such a clean sport.
To: dixie sass
Archery is also a quiet sport (which my parents probably intended when Santa brought me the bow and arrow in the first place; they were probably sick of hearing the continuous gunplay and the death throes of the Indian loudly shot by the cowboy in the back yard for the umpteenth time).
To me, archery is challenging because there are variables such as wind conditions, arm and shoulder strength and steadiness, the drag between the arrow and the bow, the condition and orientation of the fletches on your arrow, and the amount of pull you exert on the bowstring. These are all things that an archer must adjust or account for in order to shoot accurately. I never miss any coverage of Olympic archery competitions if I can avoid it; the best archers are a treat to watch and I pick up a lot of tips from them.
People have many different ways that they meditate; some stand on their heads, some assume the Lotus position, a few hang upside down in inversion boots, while others just sit and woolgather. My method is to shoot arrows into targets as quickly and accurately as I can.
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posted on
09/01/2002 12:28:04 PM PDT
by
strela
To: strela
You have probably read Zen And The Art of Archery...You have given us some very interesting information about archery...thanks!
145
posted on
09/01/2002 2:21:25 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: A Navy Vet
I posted a picture of you
HereSorry I didn't remember your name!
146
posted on
09/01/2002 2:24:16 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
Its hard to get me to shut up on the subject ;)
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posted on
09/01/2002 2:36:42 PM PDT
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strela
To: diotima
To: montag813
Comment #150 Removed by Moderator
To: strela
Anna and Hangfire do take a goood picture, but that is LurkerNoMore! in that picture with Hangfire...
:>)
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posted on
09/02/2002 3:19:01 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: strela; AnnaZ; Carry_Okie; LurkerNoMore!
BTW, nice pictures of the Pirate Battle!
Here is a AnnaZ and carry_okie on Radio FR saturday nite.
katie strela got some battle pictures...above in 150.
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posted on
09/02/2002 3:29:24 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
LNM it is. D'oh!
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posted on
09/02/2002 4:04:19 PM PDT
by
strela
To: Jeff Head
Jeff Head, FReeper Of The Year:
Congratulations Jeff a well deserved honor!
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posted on
09/02/2002 4:22:05 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Dr. Zoo
Jim Robinson and a grate casher...er that is a gate crasher...
Well, back to work...
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posted on
09/02/2002 4:30:37 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: diotima
Well, here goes with the new,
corrected, slimmed down photo collection.
LurkerNoMore and Hangfire - they take a good picture.
The Man (And We Want to Know Where You Got the Kewl Shades)
Hangfire, Jim, and Anna
Where We Were
Things Get a Bit Heated ...
Can't Think of an Insipid Caption for This One ... Its a Ship - All Right?
That's Gonna Leave a Mark ...
Checking In Friday
Our Hotel Was Nice, But THIS One ...
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posted on
09/02/2002 6:44:50 PM PDT
by
strela
To: Syncro
Moved the series to Post 156.
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posted on
09/02/2002 6:49:33 PM PDT
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strela
To: strela
LOL good job...now my post will look like I am nuts..LOL well eveyone knows that anyway...hehe
That is Doughtyone with Jim in that picture , and someone made Jim wear the cool shades...lol and he wanted to ...
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posted on
09/02/2002 6:53:33 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
now my post will look like I am nuts Didn't you know? My middle name is Machiavelli! ;)
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posted on
09/02/2002 6:56:02 PM PDT
by
strela
To: strela; DoughtyOne
LOL yes you are cunning...and can even spell your middle name!
Just for that , here is Jim putting on the shades...
Maybe Doughtyone can fill us in one the story behind the sunglasses...
D1, can you help us out here?
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posted on
09/02/2002 7:07:26 PM PDT
by
Syncro
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