Today I'm scheduled to work as a volunteer cook in a concession tent at the last Great State of Maine Air Show, at the Brunswick Naval Air Station. There will be no more air shows in future years because the Naval Air Station is closing down. Back in June, at a picnic honoring the six plebes-to-be from Maine, the Maine Naval Academy Parents Club passed around a sign-up sheet for this project--I don't yet know what this organization does with any money it raises (the picnic was potluck), but I guess I've got a mindless sort of sign-up habit.
Headlining the show will be the Blue Angels team of precision fighter pilots. If you google them, you may come across this bit of nonsense from the Navy Public Affairs Office:
How do the Blue Angels deal with stress?
The squadron focuses stress by exercising; weight training, cardiovascular programs, and flexibility training; and by eating a healthy diet.
The squadron focuses stress by exercising; weight training, cardiovascular programs, and flexibility training; and by eating a healthy diet.
Personally, I think they deal with stress by making a lot of sick jokes and flying very fast.
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