Siobhan ODonnell diary

I Spent the Whole Afternoon at the Historic Archive Trying to Trace My Grandmother’s Family Through the 1927 Flood Records

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I Spent the Whole Afternoon at the Historic Archive Trying to Trace My Grandmother’s Family Through the 1927 Flood Records – Found her name in a relief camp registry I did not know existed. Have not stopped thinking about it since.

A Turbulent Training Flight Today Taught Me More About Actually Staying Calm Under Pressure Than Anything Else I Have Ever Done

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A Turbulent Training Flight Today Taught Me More About Actually Staying Calm Under Pressure Than Anything Else I Have Ever Done – Bumpy air, a genuinely nervous student, and a lesson in the specific difference between fear and useful vigilance.

I Finally Visited the Old Ninth Ward Museum Exhibit Everyone Keeps Telling Me I Need to See, and I Left Genuinely Unable to Speak for a While

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I Finally Visited the Old Ninth Ward Museum Exhibit Everyone Keeps Telling Me I Need to See, and I Left Genuinely Unable to Speak for a While – History I thought I already understood turned out to be considerably heavier, and considerably more personal, once I actually stood inside it properly.

I Passed My Written Pilot Exam Today After Weeks of Genuinely Miserable Studying, and I Am Allowing Myself Exactly One Evening of Pure, Uncomplicated Celebration

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I Passed My Written Pilot Exam Today After Weeks of Genuinely Miserable Studying, and I Am Allowing Myself Exactly One Evening of Pure, Uncomplicated Celebration – Airspace regulations, weather theory, and considerably more mathematics than I expected. Behind me now, at least on paper.

The Council Finally Fixed the Streetlight Outside My Flat. It Only Took Four Years and One Extremely Petty Letter-Writing Campaign.

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The Council Finally Fixed the Streetlight Outside My Flat. It Only Took Four Years and One Extremely Petty Letter-Writing Campaign. – Small victories still count. This one took considerably longer than it reasonably should have.