Remembering Challenger
Ever been to Spaceport, USA? It’s the tourist section of Kennedy Space Center. My dad lived about 20-30 minutes from it, so I’ve been many times. I bet it was packed this week, as John Glenn returned to space, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
I didn’t watch the coverage of the launch this time. I can’t really watch shuttle launches...
My Boring Life Story
I grew up in the southwest, in the city of Tucson, Arizona. I hated it. I don’t like the heat, and Tucson summers are HOT. 110 or 115 is a common high temperature for a day anywhere from June to August, and it is often over 100 starting in March through October. I suffered through a day in Phoenix that was 122. The winters can’t really be called winters. They aren’t cold....
Movie Review: Titanic (1997)
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The romance wasn’t, for me, all that captivating. The portrayal of the actual sinking of the Titanic, and the aftermath, however, was truly…


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