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Houston, You Have a Problem
You can download a draft of my book, "Houston, You Have a Problem" from
http://www.dannydeger.net. You can also get a copy of my shuttle entry simulation, Deger Dots from the site. Enjoy. -- Danny Deger |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
"Danny Deger" wrote:
You can download a draft of my book, "Houston, You Have a Problem" from http://www.dannydeger.net. The subtitle isn't, but should be, "Danny's lengthy whine on how he is invariably the Steely Eyed Hero who is never wrong and is invariably mistreated because of it". D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
... "Danny Deger" wrote: You can download a draft of my book, "Houston, You Have a Problem" from http://www.dannydeger.net. The subtitle isn't, but should be, "Danny's lengthy whine on how he is invariably the Steely Eyed Hero who is never wrong and is invariably mistreated because of it". Considering the fact you haven't had time to read it, I don't think you are qualified to comment. For one thing it is not lengthy. The editor I am working with is asking for more pages. Danny Deger P.S. Can you please killfile me!!!! |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
"Danny Deger" wrote:
"Derek Lyons" wrote in message ... "Danny Deger" wrote: You can download a draft of my book, "Houston, You Have a Problem" from http://www.dannydeger.net. The subtitle isn't, but should be, "Danny's lengthy whine on how he is invariably the Steely Eyed Hero who is never wrong and is invariably mistreated because of it". Considering the fact you haven't had time to read it, I read over half of it, and deep skimmed the rest. While I do have a high reading speed and pretty dammed good comprehension and retention, your 'prose' placed little demand on any of those faculties. I don't think you are qualified to comment. ROTFLMAO. For one thing it is not lengthy. The editor I am working with is asking for more pages. Probably in the vain hope that once he sifts the gems from the dross he'll get a useable sentence. Maybe two. P.S. Can you please killfile me!!!! If you don't want your writings criticized, don't publically post 'em. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
I read through it as well, Danny. I don't understand what you are
trying to accomplish with it. I found some of your war stories to be interesting. But I must agree that I saw a common theme of not taking full accountability for your own actions while blaming others for situations that you got into. NASA office anecdotes aside, perhaps the most striking example of this was your 'lead flew too tight a pattern and almost killed me' story. YOU were the commander of your jet. You alone are ultimately responsible for knowing what you are and aren't capable of handling. If you're on inside downwind and see that the runway is too tight, then you have two options available: cheat wider to a more normal offset from the runway, or press straight and delay your base turn so that you can correct for the overshoot after flying a normal and safe turn to final. Or you can do what you did and try to hang with lead in the most manly way possible. But if you make that decision, it is a mistake to blame him for what you chose to do. I can go story by story and give you my take on each if you're interested, but I would suggest to you that the most productive way for you to get on with your life is not by getting back at people you see to have wronged you, but rather by taking control of the totality that is within your realm of control. That is your own decisions and your own reactions. Good engineers and good pilots will do just that. They will identify what is beyond their control, and then find a way to work around it. If you find yourself flying through a thunderstorm for whatever reason, is it the best use of your time to focus on cursing the storm? I'd say that you'd do much better by doing what you can to fly out of it, and then make sure that in the future you do everything you can to avoid thunderstorms. People can be like storms. They often suck, and occasionally throw lightning bolts at you. My strategy is to read the weather forecast, stay vigilant of the warning signs, and AVOID them. I agree with Derek's assessment here. Your book strikes me as a person who has survived flying out of several thunderstorms with significant battle damage, and then chooses to broadcast on Guard to the whole world how those thunderstorms were out to get him. You push your book with an attitude that it highlights how other peoples mistakes have harmed you. But you are advertising your own mistakes, without showing recognition that they were your mistakes. Before I had heard any of your stories, I had formed a solid opinion about you, your accomplishments and your character. After hearing your stories, all that has changed. ~ CT |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
wrote in message
oups.com... I read through it as well, Danny. I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish with it. snip I agree with Derek's assessment here. Your book strikes me as a person who has survived flying out of several thunderstorms with significant battle damage, and then chooses to broadcast on Guard to the whole world how those thunderstorms were out to get him. Thanks for the response. The feedback is welcome. I gues the "thunderstorms is out to get me: is when NASA lied to my doctor about my behavior in 1999 to have me locked up. Danny Deger |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
From Danny Dot:
Thanks for the response. The feedback is welcome. I gues the "thunderstorms is out to get me: is when NASA lied to my doctor about my behavior in 1999 to have me locked up. I imagine that sharing your stories with the world can have cathartic value. And others may learn from your experiences. I hope that you can find a positive way to look back on all that. My understanding is that bitterness will do much more harm to one's self rather than anyone else. I wish you the best turnaround, Danny. ~ CT |
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wrote in message
oups.com... From Danny Dot: Thanks for the response. The feedback is welcome. I gues the "thunderstorms is out to get me: is when NASA lied to my doctor about my behavior in 1999 to have me locked up. I imagine that sharing your stories with the world can have cathartic value. And others may learn from your experiences. I hope that you can find a positive way to look back on all that. My understanding is that bitterness will do much more harm to one's self rather than anyone else. I wish you the best turnaround, Danny. Thanks. I have gotten some very possitive responses from a couple of people that have been bullied at work. Danny Deger ~ CT |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
"Danny Deger" wrote in message
... wrote in message oups.com... From Danny Dot: Thanks for the response. The feedback is welcome. I gues the "thunderstorms is out to get me: is when NASA lied to my doctor about my behavior in 1999 to have me locked up. I imagine that sharing your stories with the world can have cathartic value. And others may learn from your experiences. I hope that you can find a positive way to look back on all that. My understanding is that bitterness will do much more harm to one's self rather than anyone else. I wish you the best turnaround, Danny. Thanks. I have gotten some very possitive responses from a couple of people that have been bullied at work. Yes, but do you see the commonality here. When you get validation from folks who have not been bullied you may be on to something. Hate to say it but it's entirely possible all these "bullied" people are just paranoid or overly sensitive. I think CT's comments are worth the thought. (and this is probably one of the few times CT and Derek have agreed on anything :-) Danny Deger ~ CT -- Greg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html |
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Houston, You Have a Problem
"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message
nk.net... snip Hate to say it but it's entirely possible all these "bullied" people are just paranoid or overly sensitive. You hit the nail right on the head in fighting workplace bullies. The bully simply labels the victim as "paranoid" and many believe the bully. It is not that hard to believe. Some people in the work force don't like someone and they go out of their way to make life hard for that person. It is really no different than bullies in a playground. It does happen. Europe is much farther along than we are in working the problem. Danny Deger |
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