Pilots have always done well with the ladies. That's not news.
Even George W. Bush, despite never actually wearing his flight suit in the air while a member of the Air National Guard, most assuredly accomplished many a mission on the ground, patrolling the Officer's Club in his Aviator sunglasses and green "bag."
Obviously, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to be a pilot; you do to be an astronaut.
An astronaut is FAA meets MENSA, the captain of the basketball and Math teams in high school who also found time to audit college chemistry classes just for fun.
But who knew that astronauts land all the crazies?
Lisa Marie Nowak, a Space Shuttle astronaut, probably won't be getting roses from Bill Oefelein this Valentine's Day.
So many questions and comments come to mind, I feel like Han Solo in the asteroid field:
I don't think this is what Tom Wolfe had in mind when he chronicled "The Right Stuff."
Whatever happened to, "What happens in outer space, stays in outer space"? I don't even want to think about what Kermit and Ms. Piggy were doing up there all those years.
Lay off the Tanqueray and Tang, lady.
Ms. Nowak drove 12 hours - from Texas to Florida - to meet her rival at the Orlando Airport? I can't get women I date to drive 15 minutes to pick me up at LAX on a Friday night!
She brought diapers with her, so she wouldn't have to stop during the 1000-mile journey. My dad just saluted her, and then shed a tear because he failed to raise children as tough as her.
What is with the crazy women named Lisa Marie? Parents, unless you want your daughter marrying Michael Jackson or trying to abduct a fellow astronaut, do not stick your child with this moniker!
Nowak wore a trench coat? Put the Ludlum book down for a second, Genius, and consider your surroundings; you're abducting a woman in FLORIDA! See anybody else wearing a trench coat?
I've always fantasized about a woman showing up to greet me in a trench coat. Now, not so much.
Did the following conversation take place at her arraignment?
Prosecutor: Your honor, we request that the defendant be fitted with a GPS ankle bracelet.
Judge: Is she a flight risk?
Prosecutor: Well, your Honor, she can fly the Space Shuttle.
This can't be good for NASA's latest budget request.
My mom once wanted me to be an astronaut. Then I took geometry. Now, she's dying for me to get married and provide her with grandchildren. I wonder if she has contributed to Lisa Marie's defense fund...