Sharing the perspective of an interesting friend of mine. Of the "operators" that I know - not being one myself- they're all quite pleasant, socially well adjusted, generally happy people with jobs...
Casablanca, Wizard of Oz, Singing in the Rain, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Shawshank Redemption, Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Matrix, Amadeus, Gone with the Wind, Sherlock Holmes ... wow!
I think that's cool. If this nonexistent island was invented and perpetuated through an unintentional collaboration of cartographers, who's to say there aren't real places which have been hidden by...
Awesome talk by Sy Liebergot about being a Flight Controller at NASA, and being the EECOM handling environmental systems during the Apollo 13 mission. Very, very cool!
My much beloved Lady is off to the dealer for her 65,000 mile checkup. And (at least) new brake pads. My guess is that will include front brake discs. (wince)