Well, hard to beat helicopter ditching exercises!  I think that could have been on America's Funniest Video.  Since we're talking shop now, I'll go ahead and pass on a few of mine.... had an interesting meeting today - it was a review of the forensic evidence after the Columbia crash.  Believe it or not, all 7 astronauts bodies were recovered (to some extent) after the explosion at 140,000 feet high.  It was kind of like CSI, NASA-style.  Actually, alot was learned from the autopsies relative to the injuries and they wanted the next generation spacecraft designers/managers (me) to have that information so we could account for it in future vehicles.  Some other things keeping me busy...tomorrow we are conducting a test of the capsules ability to survive a water impact landing - shooting out a 20,000 lb test article it from a tall gantry into a pool.  Then next week we're testing the parachute landing system.  Dropping a capsule out of a C-17 bomber at about 17,000 feet high and deploying the landing & recovery system on the way down.  We're simulating a "chute out" case, where one of the 3 chutes has failed to see if we can successfully land with only 2 chutes.  Also tommorrow, we're reviewing the design of a European-provided portion of our spacecraft, as there is a possible joint venture b/w us.  Alot of folks on my team are traveling to Paris in the spring for the design review (tough assignment).  Oh well, enough shop talk.  Christmas is right around the corner!!!  I put stockings up today over the fireplace.  Only 12 more days till Santa comes!