Sunday, July 20, 2008

A Bittersweet Anniversary.

I really couldn't let this day pass without mentioning that it's the 39th Anniversary of man first setting foot on the moon. On July 20th 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong fulfilled one of mankind's most earnest desires. He became the first of only twelve human beings to walk upon the surface of another celestial body. I should say twelve so far.

My gawd, has it been nearly 40 years? Amazing. Embarrassing if you asked me. It's high time that we start pushing the boundaries of technology, imagination and a sense of adventure, and 'slip the surely bonds of Earth' for something better than a half-assed space station.

What I wouldn't give to be one of those lucky twelve!


And while you ponder the Final Frontier, go explore some funny at humor-blogs.com.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Space travel??? We have to take care of the poor first!!! Oh wait,
can't we justsend the poor into space?

Mat Garretson said...

Riiiiight. Please leave the bleeding heart comments at the door. If you're serious and you REALLY think that we all didn't benefit (either tangentally or directly) from the big push of NASA in the sixties, then you're waaay outta touch.

If your comment was meant to be funny, please try again.