Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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November 27, 2008
November 19, 2008
Space Oops
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Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper watched helplessly as the kit drifted away from her as she serviced the solar array system on the orbiting platform. The briefcase-sized tool bag is one of the largest items ever lost on a spacewalk. The event occurred during the first spacewalk of the latest shuttle flight to the ISS, which is intended to give the orbiting platform a major makeover. |
How about a rope? No rope in the NASA budget? And the article states, "the briefcase-sized tool bag is one of the largest items ever lost on a spacewalk". One of the largest? What else are the losing up there?
Good thing her keys weren't in the bag.
November 11, 2008
Veterans Day
My grandfather, my father and my closest friend are veterans. Though I am not, I try to understand the sacrifices they and all veterans have made for our country.
My words are like breath on a cold day, visible only for a moment, a scattered memory. I hope my actions last longer, and truly honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
God bless you all.
November 05, 2008
President Barack Obama
Congratulations to our new President, Barack Obama. And while he is not the man I voted for, he is my President nonetheless. My disappointment is tempered with a sense of pride. We've come a long was as a country, and I only wish the first black president could have been a Republican.
I may not agree with his philosophies or his plan, and I am also wary of his relationships, but I will stand by my President. I hope to use my voice to remind him that there are many of us who share his passion for change, but would like to review alternative paths to that end.
I hope I never see the same vitriol, the obsessive hatred and mouth foaming nonsense, directed at Obama that we've seen toward the current President. I know you won't see it here.
In the end, we're all Americans, and maybe now we can be closer as Americans. God bless our country.
November 03, 2008
Stray Finger
Saw this on Drudge, and I immediately remembered an incident where he was accused of doing the same to Hillary.
I was skeptical with the Hillary video, but now this does seem like a trend. Well, you stay classy Barry.