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UP UP AND AWAY In the 1800 ' s, just the mention of man being able to fly brought on snickers and sarcastic remarks. Since then the whole concept of air travel has changed. With the invention of jet air- crafts and rocket ships, everyone now takes for granted man ' s ability to be transported through the atmosphere and beyond. One method of air travel hasn ' t changed much since those early days — the hot air balloon. When a man named Montgolfier launched the very first balloon in the early 1800 ' s, he was probably thought of as a lunatic. Al- though his idea does not play a large role in present day aviation, offshoots of his invention have in the past. Zep- pelins, dirigibles, or what we now call blimps rose in popularity during the 1930 ' s and hit their peak during World War II when they were used for recon- naisance. Soon after, these great air- ships became literally extinct making airplanes a better and safer alterna- tive. Although no longer feasible for com- mercial use. a small number of them still survive, the most recognizable being the famous Goodyear blimp. More common today are their smaller cous- ins, the hot air balloons. These are usu- ally owned and rented for recreational purposes by people who enjoy getting away from a highly mechanized soci- ety and being free. Totally unmotor- ized, the balloons can float for hours on wind currents traveling many miles. Re- cently three men completed the transatlantic journey in a balloon called the Double Eagle II putting themselves in the history books. To the typical person, however, these large, colorful airships are little more than very curious and unique conversation pieces with adventurous and foolhardy pilots. While other forms of transportation have evelved into modern, complex structure, the simple balloon has remained as it was in the 1840 ' s. Sorry, Mr. Montgolfier! Jim O ' Shaughnessy i Happiness is like a balloon. It starts out small, but the more that is added to it, the stronger and fuller it grows. -Anynomous
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If you could once make up your mind never to undertake more work than you carry on calmly, quietly, without hurry or flurry and if the instant you feel yourself growing nervous and out of breath, you would stop and take a breath, you would find this simple common- sense rule doing for you what no prayers or tears could ever accomplish. - Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1878)
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