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When the noise of the boat engine dies down, first mate Tony Gil shouts from the deck of the 65-ft. converted lobster boat: “Ready?” I nod and put on my mask, but the other two divers have already plunged into the cloudy water—racing to the bottom and the gold that may lie there. --Popular Mechanics
It was when the instructor started talking about "early apexing" that I realized I was in over my head. There I was, me plus two dozen hot-rodding guys, ready to spend a day racing motorcycles on a twisty track. --American Express "360"
I knew things had gotten out of hand when our 10-year-old begged for a home-cooked meal. Hey, it's not like I didn't want one too, but getting a hot meal on the table is a major challenge for us and most other families these days. So for six weeks, we explored the world of convenience food. --Prevention
For the first time on an open-water trip, I'm not just a passenger -- I'm part of the crew. I'm the one with the rope-burned hands and sleep-deprived squint, gnawing away at an energy bar with one hand glued to the helm. And I'm loving every minute. --Women's Health
My daughter, Lily, is only five, but already I’m working on her self-image….For this job, I have a secret weapon. It’s an airplane. --Ladies Home Journal
If you want to quit your job, more power to you -- but don't do it thinking you're going to be all the richer. Despite saving on childcare costs it hurts family finances when one spouse quits working, and I'll tell you why. –Salon
 When my husband decided to start a beverage company, I knew what we were in for. After all, I had been a business journalist for a dozen years, writing about startups. My husband was a smart MBA with entrepreneurial drive, I told myself, and I would be the supportive wife with exceptional business sense. In five years, he would sell the company to Pepsi and cash out. Of course you've already guessed it: I was dead wrong on nearly every count --Inc. [cover]
As the World Trade Center burned, then collapsed, I thought about the tens of thousands of people trapped inside. I thought about the many times I had waved to them from the cockpit of my own airplane. Flying down the Hudson River past the World Trade Center was a legendary thrill that pilots have enjoyed for years. --Salon
Ever since I heard about the crash this weekend, I've been thinking about the pilot's inky last few moments, frantically scanning instruments and ransacking his brain for a pertinent flight training tidbit. Every pilot I know has been there, in an open sky full of panic. But we're still alive. It's that slim margin between life and death that fascinates me, that unknown combination of timing and training that kept me flying and killed John F. Kennedy Jr. --Salon
My friends told me about what happens once you have kids -- you forget about Mount Everest and start sending away for the Disney brochures. But I swore that this baby wasn't going to wean us off our little travel junkets. --Salon
At this point you've forgotten about the investor meeting that went so badly an hour ago. And about the partner who keeps griping about expansion. All that stuff fades as you focus on the machine that will keep you alive for the next hour. --Inc.
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