Our Three Big Emergencies Are Fire, Loss

It's Good To Have A Fear Of Heights. I Mean, It's Kind Of Crazy Not To Because If You Just Lean Out A Little Bit And There's A Gust Of Wind Or Somebody Bumps You Or Something And You Fall, You're Splat.

Do Your Homework In Advance About The Actual Travel Details So Transportation Issues Do Not Define Your Holiday.

I Wasn’t Destined To Be An Astronaut. I Had To Turn Myself Into One.

The Emotional Build-up And Anticipation If You Travel At Christmas Can Make It Harder To Enjoy A Trip. I Think Sometimes It Is Better To Travel Outside Of Conventional Holiday Times For That Reason.

Still, I Also Know That Most People, Including Me, Tend To Applaud The Wrong Things: The Showy, Dramatic Record-setting Sprint Rather Than The Years Of Dogged Preparation Or The Unwavering Grace Displayed During A String Of Losses. Applause, Then, Never Bore Much Relation To The Reality Of My Life As An Astronaut, Which Was Not All About, Or Even Mostly About, Flying Around In Space.