Images are wonky, that’s for sure.
Meanwhile, here’s something I picked up from Target, when I was looking for new sheets for the mattress being delivered today.
SPACE LEGO
See ya, Suckers! Muahahahaha!
Hat Trick
Don’t Stop Playing
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw
I’ve never stopped.
In fact, I had the urge to finally pull the trigger on something that seemed to be calling for my attention for the last few months:
A toy rocket. Continue reading “Don’t Stop Playing”
Tesla in Space
John Young
I was 14 when Space Shuttle Columbia first flew. It was the first space mission that I followed from beginning to end.
I got up early the morning of April 12, 1981 and whispered ‘godspeed’ as she began her ascent into the sky. I have no memory of any of the Apollo launches as I was only 5 when they stopped.
Two days later, I watched in awe as a spacecraft landed safely back to Earth, to be used again in a later mission.
And then out came these two people:
Astronauts in general were always my heroes, but these two were the first to fly the ship that I’ve always considered my shuttle, Columbia.
Shuttle commander John Young and Shuttle pilot Robert Crippen.
Today we lost one of them.
As usual these days, I found out via Facebook.
As usual I find myself feeling older, as the icons of my life die.
Godspeed, John Young.
