Trip to Mars
 

BushBaby is now talking about sending humans to Mars. (Hmmmm, NASA
headquarters is in Texas, he's from Texas...)

Depending on the speed they're able to achieve, the trip could take 1-3 years
each way. How many of you would volunteer as astronauts if it meant 6 years of
uninterrupted stitching time?

And what projects would you take with you to fill 6 years of stitching time?

I'd take my bag full of MLIs. (Remembering that I can't just send out for more
floss, I'd better make a quick S.E.X.cursion before I leave. At astronaut
salary, I can afford extras.)


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On 1/14/04 3:19 PM, in article ,
"Karen C - California" wrote:

BushBaby is now talking about sending humans to Mars. (Hmmmm, NASA
headquarters is in Texas, he's from Texas...)
And if were __________( pick your favorite Democrat) making the suggestion.
LOL

Depending on the speed they're able to achieve, the trip could take 1-3 years
each way. How many of you would volunteer as astronauts if it meant 6 years
of
uninterrupted stitching time?
Hell - I've wanted to go for years - Mars, the moon, a few orbits - I wanted
in the worst way to be an astronaut! But then, all they wanted were pilots!
and you needed 20-20 vision with out corrections and a Y chromosome.

And what projects would you take with you to fill 6 years of stitching time?
Flower Power, the rest of the d**n tractors, that huge Conrad blackwork
piece Medieval Majesty and In My Ladies Garden. And a few fun little ones
too, like the Little Leaf Designs! Some times you just need a sense of
accomplishment.

I'd take my bag full of MLIs. (Remembering that I can't just send out for
more
floss, I'd better make a quick S.E.X.cursion before I leave. At astronaut
salary, I can afford extras.)

Don't be too sure of that! starting pay isn't that great and it is not a
cheap place to live.
(BTW, for an interesting read, read The Right Stuff. According to an
acquaintance who was accepted to the program, it was quite accurate.)

Cheryl

Karen C - California wrote:

BushBaby is now talking about sending humans to Mars. (Hmmmm, NASA
headquarters is in Texas, he's from Texas...)

Depending on the speed they're able to achieve, the trip could take 1-3 years
each way. How many of you would volunteer as astronauts if it meant 6 years of
uninterrupted stitching time?

And what projects would you take with you to fill 6 years of stitching time?

I'd take my bag full of MLIs. (Remembering that I can't just send out for more
floss, I'd better make a quick S.E.X.cursion before I leave. At astronaut
salary, I can afford extras.)



I've got a list of folks I'd like to send to Mars, as long as it's a
one-way trip.

As for me, if I went, I don't think they'd make a good enough air
filtration system for all of the orts I'd have hanging about.

-georg ;)

I've got a list of folks I'd like to send to Mars, as long as it's a
one-way trip.

-georg ;)

Would it be considered rude if I asked to get my daughter's ex-h on that one
way flight????

Jere

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:47:06 GMT, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

Don't be too sure of that! starting pay isn't that great and it is not a
cheap place to live.
(BTW, for an interesting read, read The Right Stuff. According to an
acquaintance who was accepted to the program, it was quite accurate.)


Now, let's look at this in a different light. Cost of living on the
space ship will be relatively cheap, and all that pay will be accruing
during the 6 year journey. I'm betting that I could set up an account
with the bank to have it autodraft payments from my checking account
while the pay is just sitting in the bank, and get that stash on time.


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Deb

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On 14 Jan 2004 20:19:06 GMT, S (Karen C -
California) wrote:

How many of you would volunteer as astronauts if it meant 6 years of
uninterrupted stitching time?

And what projects would you take with you to fill 6 years of stitching time?


(Even though I know that the astronauts have all kinds of experiments
and stuff that they do in transit......)

6 years of uninterrupted stitching time could be heaven - as long as I
don't run out of floss and fabric and all the other essentials.

I'd bring all my Just Nan's, I'd bring Celtic Chessboard, I'd bring
Angel of Cross Stitch, Donna Kooler's Carousel Horses book to do the
January Unicorn, Teresa Wentzler's Unicorn, the Mill Hill calendar
series (hmmm, beads in 0 grav...... could prove very interesting).....
heck, 6 years uninterrupted, maybe I should just bring EVERYTHING!

Oh, and I'll need some books to break it up a bit, I'll need blank
journal books so I can blog to hardcopy - somehow I don't think I'd be
able to access blogspot from space.... and I'll need lots of audio
entertainment as well. =)


Jenn L.
http://community.webshots.com/user/jaliace
http://sewu9corn.blogspot.com
Current projects:
Simply Sensational January Calendar (Mill Hill)
Lady of the Flag (Mirabilia)

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:21:24 GMT, Deb Milner
wrote:

I'm betting that I could set up an account
with the bank to have it autodraft payments from my checking account
while the pay is just sitting in the bank, and get that stash on time.

Ummmmmmmmm, has FedEx added a route to Mars already? =)


Jenn L.
http://community.webshots.com/user/jaliace
http://sewu9corn.blogspot.com
Current projects:
Simply Sensational January Calendar (Mill Hill)
Lady of the Flag (Mirabilia)

In article , Jenn Liace
writes:


I'm betting that I could set up an account
with the bank to have it autodraft payments from my checking account
while the pay is just sitting in the bank, and get that stash on time.

Ummmmmmmmm, has FedEx added a route to Mars already? =)


No, no, I catch Deb's drift: she's gonna max out that Mastercard before she
leaves earth, and have the bank pay the $250 minimum payment every month.

Cost of living in Houston is only a concern if you have the wife and kids
staying behind. Us single gals could rent a room at the Y during training, for
next to nothing, and have monthly costs of zero while we're airborne.


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In article , Cheryl Isaak
writes:

BushBaby is now talking about sending humans to Mars. (Hmmmm, NASA
headquarters is in Texas, he's from Texas...)
And if were __________( pick your favorite Democrat) making the suggestion.
LOL

Well, if it were a Democrat from Texas, I'd be a lot more suspicious of their
motives than if it were a Democrat from New Hampshire. :)

Pork is pork, no matter who's behind it.

Of course, we could look at this another way: since a jobless recovery isn't
going to help at election time, he's going to create a few thousand good-paying
jobs in the space program so he can point to job creation success.

And that's not LOL, that's soooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)

I am Sam
Sam I am
I do not like
Green Eggs and Pork
I do not like them in the House
I do not like them in the Senate
If they're in a bill
I'll vote agin' it
I will not vote for them with a fork
I will not vote for Green Eggs and Pork


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