tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post8538130909498081668..comments2024-03-28T20:00:20.542-07:00Comments on SHADOW OF A DOUBT: Vital Viewing (We Sure Showed Those Rooskies Edition)Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-33202890699282383042012-08-31T13:37:42.316-07:002012-08-31T13:37:42.316-07:00Sure, each achievement brings us a bit closer. I h...Sure, each achievement brings us a bit closer. I hope that is enough to keep the dream going.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533184345345882921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-85882849037886398102012-08-31T07:30:03.567-07:002012-08-31T07:30:03.567-07:00Despite budget cuts, Mike, NASA is still capable o...Despite budget cuts, Mike, NASA is still capable of new achievements in space, as long as we don't limit our definition of "achievement" to simply a man in a bulky suit standing next to a flag.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-40360834010472487082012-08-30T13:25:17.641-07:002012-08-30T13:25:17.641-07:00I'm looking forward to your take on the lack o...I'm looking forward to your take on the lack of excitement with the space program. As for me, I still long to "Boldly go..." maybe not with the eagerness I had when building a scale model of the Mercury capsule out of cardboard with my friend Larry. Still I thrill at each new achievement in space. it's not as fast as I would like but as long as we continue to strive than I am content. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533184345345882921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-55595374867557283782012-08-30T07:37:22.852-07:002012-08-30T07:37:22.852-07:00Nice to hear from you again, Patricia. As I said, ...Nice to hear from you again, Patricia. As I said, I have mixed feelings about the now-50 years old-and-counting space program. When I finally get around to writing a series of essays about it (yes, it's going to be a series-just one won't do) I'm going to put forth the argument that, on balance, it's been a good thing. But before I can make that argument, I'm going to have to wade through, and acknowledge, a whole lot of imbalances, some of the very things you just mentioned. Thanks for commenting, Patricia.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-28963611367891309242012-08-29T09:08:09.612-07:002012-08-29T09:08:09.612-07:00I vividly remember my parents getting me to watch ...I vividly remember my parents getting me to watch the moon landing. I was also more interested in Spy v Spy, working on various drawings, none of which, involved astronauts. It puzzled me more and more over the years, why going into space was so important. More important, than making sure no one in this country went to bed hungry, or making sure there was never another Vietnam. Now we're on Mars, while we are mired in Afghanistan. It really makes you wonder..I'm not looking at the sky, but I am looking at all the foreclosures I pass. Uncle Sam's on Mars.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-35880518940432262012012-08-27T07:54:41.326-07:002012-08-27T07:54:41.326-07:00Well, parsnip, like I said, I went off-line at 5:3...Well, parsnip, like I said, I went off-line at 5:30 PM Saturday. I forgot to mention that's eastern standard time (Ohio's not as Midwestern as it's cracked up to be). You're in Arizona, so that would have been 2:30 PM for you. If I had been on the computer past 5:30, I probably would have seen it. No matter. It's not like I was trying to win a race or anything.<br /><br />I've been wanting to write about the space program for quite some time, but there's so much ground I want to cover, that I find the task a bit daunting. It may take more than a single essay to do it justice. I was actually thinking of using Mr. Armstrong's demise as an excuse to start Part I, but as you can see, my thoughts were all over the place, and I had to cut it short. Meanwhile, I have a profoundly intellectual examination of a significant moment in TV history that I'm working on (I'll give you a hint: "Julie, did I ever tell you about my uncle...") First things first.<br /><br />When I do get around to writing those essays, I'll explain in detail why the space program is no longer exciting. For now, I'll say this: The problem may not lie so much with NASA or even with the politicians who decide how much funding NASA does or does not get, as it does with We, the People. Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635884225797829085.post-33593908794512162972012-08-26T18:30:27.363-07:002012-08-26T18:30:27.363-07:00Gosh, on G-mail and Yahoo news on my computer it w...Gosh, on G-mail and Yahoo news on my computer it was posted on Saturday ... don't know why yours didn't get it.<br />Not a fan of The Huffington Post so I don't read it.<br /><br />I remember the space program and how exciting it was. I didn't want to be a astronaut but what I liked or understood from the space program was it gave us Hope. The hope, courage and excitement that we could do anything, unlike today where there is not much hope for anything.<br /><br />When I was in my High School Drama class our teacher was talking about one of the Astronauts circulating the earth right then, and the very sweet but very ditz like student jumped up and rushed outside saying ... I hope I can see it and she rushed out the door. I just loved her and her excitement of wanting to see it, how ever misplaced her vision was !<br />Good Times !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.com