"Battle is the Great Redeemer. It is the fiery crucible in which true heroes are forged. The one place where all men truly share the same rank, regardless of what kind of parasitic scum they were going in."
Posted on 02/26/2017 8:33:32 AM PST by Bronzewound
When "Twister" was still in the theaters, a Lee's Summit, MO family went to see the movie, and while they were out, their house was blown off its foundation by a "Microburst."
Mark
I was a "space nerd" (I was born the day of John Glen's Mercury launch) when I was growing up, and I remember my family being glued to the TV set when news of the explosion came out.
I don't think that most people are aware of the miracles that allowed the crew to make it home. It was really an eye opener, and even knowing how the mission ended in real life didn't reduce the level of tension in the movie. And it was amazing to get a glimpse into the lives and actions of the people who helped them get home.
Mark
I guess I should watch the Apollo 13 movie to see how Forrest Gump handles being an astronaut.
"Battle is the Great Redeemer. It is the fiery crucible in which true heroes are forged. The one place where all men truly share the same rank, regardless of what kind of parasitic scum they were going in."
They play it all the time on the Golf Channel. Watched it many times. Really a good story. If you want to know how golf got so popular in America, check it out. RIP Bill Paxton.
Yikes. Well, I have actually watched it under my said condition twice. Both times tornadoes landed within about 20 miles of my house. I got bigtime chills both times.
Holy crap! Someone messed up severely. 61. Damn.
Game over, man. Game over.
RIP.
My motto is never make a conscious choice to go into a hospital. If i need emergency surgery i am already at big risk of dying. No other time am i setting foot in there.
IE - Iatrogenic deaths.
In Bills case
This year thousands of men will die following their doctor’s advice.
They killed off my father in law by scaring him into surgery.
He wasn’t in an accident, so it was elective.
The thing is often the body can grow its own bypasses. Happened to my dad. Doc said at some point he had a very minor heart attack, he remembers the night where he had an issue, and the doc could see on his imaging his body created another artery to bypass the problem spot.
He got to know James Cameron in Terminator, and Cameron remembered him for a role when Aliens came up.
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