ICE-CREAM AND FLYING
Homemade vanilla ice cream and my job have a lot in common. The ice cream makes my taste buds soar; my job makes my taste buds soar as well. The only difference is when I do my job my taste buds are at 30,000 feet. Ice cream is cool and so is my job. The mounds of ice cream in my bowl reminds me of the billowing clouds I fly through while doing my job. When I eat homemade ice cream too fast, I get an awful headache, kind of like when I fly a very stressful mission. There are secret ingredients in homemade vanilla ice cream, just as there are secrets in my job. Finally, ice cream reminds me of the hot summer days and the family reunions spent at home; my job reminds me that I'm fighting for the freedom of all Americans to be able to enjoy the same thing.
Ray Spencer, 1995
