"It's like my captain's chair, " says Ms. Friedland, a manager at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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As a solo-preneur myself I take delight in being the captain of my ship, the decider of my day.
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My son is a captain in the Delaware Army National Guard and he recently spent a year in Iraq, so my husband and I know well the mixture of pride and concern that all military families share.
My guests are Captain Rosemary Mariner, retired Navy captain and former Navy aviator, and General Kathy Frost is a retired two-star major general.
"Sometimes I feel like my job is Captain Obvious, " says danah boyd, sitting cross-legged and shoeless in a neon-green chair at Microsoft Research's office overlooking a frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Mass.
'Although I feel I've taken us on to a slightly different level to where we were, I know my limitations as captain and I don't feel I can take the club on to any greater heights because of the way I am.
My interest in advanced vehicles and clean energy is tied to my history as a Captain in the U.S. Army.
As I try to regain a little control over the fish, Captain Frank stands by my side, hooting and hollering.
"I have served my time as the captain and would like to pass the mantle on to another person, " added Chanderpaul.
That is as much due to the fact that I like to stretch my legs and have easy access to the restrooms, as it is that I like to be the first person out of my seat when the captain turns off the seatbelt sign.
"My country needs me to captain for the next two matches and that is a great honour but I prefer it as a player more, " he said.
"It shakes my confidence, because I am captain of a side that has lost another game, " said Vickery.
Bob Marley once told Chris, "My father was a ship's captain, " but Chris later learned that tale was untrue.
We soon became involved in the Christmas celebrations when Salvation Army leader Captain Eric Buchanan - having learnt about my former aid work on a council estate in Bath - drew me into the first of many Sally Christmases.
Certainly, at the moment my focus isn't on being England captain, it's on winning a rugby league game against New Zealand on Saturday.
My dad Ted along with Barbara Pyle created the Captain Planet cartoon series in 1990.
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"It was something I wasn't expecting so early in my career but I'm delighted to be captain, " he told BBC Radio Stoke.
This is my father, when he was a young Air Force captain, flying cargo planes during the Berlin Airlift.
"Aberdeen recovered well from that defeat on Saturday but my players did as well, " explained the former England captain.
"Thanks to everyone in Paris, to all of my teammates, the staff and fans, " said the former England captain.
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If all goes as planned, my wife and I will be the people behind them, reclining in their captain's chairs and eating their cheese balls.
"The only thing I know is what's happened to my buddies at the Deltas and Uniteds, " says Mr. Regan, who is a captain of Boeing 737s.
John wants me to speak to his research teammates at Hoplite, including a 1998 lacrosse captain, a 2006 hockey player, and an all-Ivy 2001 running back, on my next trip to the States.
"It's been a fantastic couple of years for both the club and myself and to captain the team during one of its most successful times has been a very proud spell of my career, " said the former England midfielder.
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