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July 04, 2006
By the Rocket's Red Glare
Is there a more fitting way to celebrate the nation's birthday than to loft its bravest men and women, intrepid pilots, scientists and warriors, into orbit atop a gloriously dangerous roman candle?
I think not.
Good luck and Godspeed to the crew of Discovery, and happy birthday, America.
Posted by Mike Lief at July 4, 2006 04:08 PM
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Roman candle- nice analogy.
I thought I was being clever when I made a tribute post to the launch and used 'rockets red glare'- then I find Yahoo and 85% of the bloggers used the same line.
Posted by: Trickish Knave at July 5, 2006 12:41 PM
Yeah, apparently there's nothing new under the sun -- call it a cosmic blogging harmonic convergence.
Posted by: Mike Lief at July 5, 2006 01:36 PM
After spending many hours on NASA's website I think I will take a break from the political blogging perhaps and just write about the wonders of the cosmos... and perhaps the jackholes that live in my neighborhood that piss me off.
Since the hypersensitive moderator of Donklephant has threatened to ban me over an innocent remark concerning Ken Lay- and Patsy Ramsey... and something about them both being jackhammered in their asses with a coconut... in hell- I have decided to stop posteing there. I can spend a little more time on blogs that don't piss me off.
Some people are so touchy.
Posted by: Greg at July 6, 2006 02:41 AM
I hope everyone enjoyed a fab Fourth. I started the day by finding one of those great lawn flags, not left by a realtor but by a community group. Then I came in the house, feeling a soft glow, a little slice of patriotism. But that didn't last long. The opinion section was open and the LAT was spread out on the sink. Previously read, and daring to show its face on our nation's birthday.
I picked up an article and read it. Basically it disparaged the tradition of flags on the lawn and just ripped into any idea of holding the country close to heart. I would bother trying to post some of the more 'choice' lines but it's not worth it. Writer Joel Stein made an impression that day. And not a good one.
Posted by: Vermont Neighbor at July 6, 2006 08:08 PM
Here's a great link from YouTube. The US Navy Ceremonial Honor Guard Drill Team.
Posted by: Vermont Neighbor at July 8, 2006 12:00 PM