tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post7864032475680283588..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: A sad anniversaryThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-26606058274940865982007-07-23T13:01:00.000-05:002007-07-23T13:01:00.000-05:00Hey there Curmudgeon,I'd like to take this time an...Hey there Curmudgeon,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to take this time and congratulation you on your awesome blog and inform you that you are in the running for <A HREF="http://www.blankestblank.com/bestest/blog-of-the-year/" REL="nofollow">Bestest Blog of the Year</A>. You are up against 104 other excellent blogs that have all qualified by being "Bestest Blog of the Day" in the past 12 months. Voting starts TODAY (July 23rd) and will end in 2 weeks (August 6th). Winners will be announced on August 7th!<BR/><BR/>The winner will be receiving (at least) a $50 prize and a ton of new visitors I'm sure. Other blogs that finish in the top 10 will also be getting a few new links and extra exposure. Full details of the contest can be found <A HREF="http://www.bestestblog.com/2007/07/contest-time.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. So what can you do to increase your chances of winning?<BR/><BR/>1. Go <A HREF="http://www.blankestblank.com/bestest/blog-of-the-year/" REL="nofollow">vote</A> for yourself (duh!)<BR/>2. Encourage others to vote for you. Here is the URL: <A HREF="http://www.blankestblank.com/bestest/blog-of-the-year/" REL="nofollow">http://www.blankestblank.com/bestest/blog-of-the-year/</A>. You can also find a nifty little graphic to include on your blog <A HREF="http://www.bestestblog.com/2007/07/contest-time.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. <BR/>3. Encourage others to <A HREF="http://www.blankestblank.com/register.php" REL="nofollow">register</A> before voting. Registered users votes count 3 times more than guests.<BR/>4. Keep up the great blogging that got you here in the first place. People are going to be stopping by your blog before voting, and if you have some great, new content, that'll surely increase your vote.<BR/><BR/>Again, congratulations and good luck! And if you're interested in winning another "blog of the day" award and get in the running for next year's award, check out the new "Blankest Blank <A HREF="http://www.blankestblank.com/directory/" REL="nofollow">Blog Directory</A>." Questions? Please feel free to <A HREF="bobbygriffin@gmail.com" REL="nofollow">email me</A> or drop by the <A HREF="http://www.blankestblank.com/forum/" REL="nofollow">forum</A>.Bobby Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927477198605744391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-61773338365088622742007-07-23T10:44:00.000-05:002007-07-23T10:44:00.000-05:00That landing is one of those "I knew where I was w...That landing is one of those "I knew where I was when" moments for those of us old enough to remember it. <BR/><BR/>I was on vacation with my mom, brother, and evil stepdad.. and we were driving across the desert on our way to Disneyland. <BR/><BR/>I grew up in Florida and anytime there was a launch, I could go out to my back yard and watch the stages of the rockets separate. We Floridians always knew when something was launched.<BR/><BR/>When I moved to Michigan though I never heard anything about them, except for maybe a quick blurb on the news. <BR/><BR/>My guess is that people just expect us to do those things and don't view them as being as amazing as they are.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408633498198921799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-56930843623078691372007-07-22T10:13:00.000-05:002007-07-22T10:13:00.000-05:00I'm with Dave on this one. I see no reason to spe...I'm with Dave on this one. I see no reason to spend *any* government money in the space program. <BR/><BR/>If private industry wants to finance it for research purposes that's fine, let them do it. But until all our *real* problems (the war debacle, health care, educating our children, etc., etc., etc.) are resolved, playing Star Trek with governement money is IMO irresponsible.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606429468531084214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-81439664341637291832007-07-21T14:34:00.000-05:002007-07-21T14:34:00.000-05:00i just love it when you get on your soapbox curmy!...i just love it when you get on your soapbox curmy!<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/><BR/>tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-32080982332209196642007-07-21T09:18:00.000-05:002007-07-21T09:18:00.000-05:00Shelby -- re: your first comment. I don't know. ...Shelby -- re: your first comment. I don't know. I haven't seen or heard any candidate in either party promote space exploration.<BR/><BR/>Has anyone else?<BR/><BR/>Dave -- your question will take me awhile to answer. But I'll have to get on the soapbox again to do it.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-29998722026856604602007-07-21T09:12:00.000-05:002007-07-21T09:12:00.000-05:00happy Saturday - did the birthday meme finally :)happy Saturday - did the birthday meme finally :)Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-81292596170071260442007-07-20T21:15:00.000-05:002007-07-20T21:15:00.000-05:00In relative cost terms, going to the moon (again) ...In relative cost terms, going to the moon (again) is not that much. I think that in 1969 when we actually got there, the political and national will just was't there anymore. how much further could you get than the moon? That explains how our only space vehicle is the space shuttle. itself of early 1970's design. And the shuttle has to last until 2012 before the next shuttle is available. I want us to go to the moon again because we can...Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330927601223362873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-10686847650244420062007-07-20T20:21:00.000-05:002007-07-20T20:21:00.000-05:00I'm going to add to Shelby's question: why?I under...I'm going to add to Shelby's question: why?<BR/><BR/>I understand the quest part of it and the science part of it; but, don't we have enough problems, here, now and on terra firma that should be addressed with the money left over from Iraq, my soap box?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-59547243749682976722007-07-20T19:45:00.000-05:002007-07-20T19:45:00.000-05:00It's sad that we've just about forgotten this anni...It's sad that we've just about forgotten this anniversary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-45484324545433781472007-07-20T16:54:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:54:00.000-05:00Ok - I'll bite.Which upcoming presidential hopeful...Ok - I'll bite.<BR/><BR/>Which upcoming presidential hopeful do you think is most likely to help advance this important endeavor? And why.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-75422348791742585122007-07-20T16:43:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:43:00.000-05:00Well, Sari, you got me there: I didn't want to pil...Well, Sari, you got me there: I didn't want to pile on President Bush but, frankly, the way things are at present, if he came out tomorrow in favor of apple pie I'm afraid all the apple orchards would go broke overnight. The current President's support of a revived manned space program might just do nothing except make the space program a big, fat target for the next Occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I just wish we could take the politics out of this one: There is such a thing as a policy which is so clearly in the national interest that it should transcend (be permitted to transcend) grubby politics. In this case, a meaningful manned return to space is not just in the nation's interest, it's in our interest as a species... but I was trying to get <EM>off</EM> the soapbox this afternoon.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-5850910504112179042007-07-20T16:36:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:36:00.000-05:00Flying cars a la Jetsons probably won't get here u...Flying cars a la Jetsons probably won't get here until the year 2525...I agree it is sad that more advances haven't been made. Hard to believe a generation has passed.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-89288218065229713972007-07-20T14:39:00.000-05:002007-07-20T14:39:00.000-05:00Space travel seems to have gone the way of the "fl...Space travel seems to have gone the way of the "flying cars" and robots that I was expecting to have by now.<BR/><BR/>And you're funny, President Bush promised something? So what. :-)sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-43020060595918790422007-07-20T13:44:00.000-05:002007-07-20T13:44:00.000-05:00Space travel does seem to have gone backwards sinc...Space travel does seem to have gone backwards since the seventies. We could have been so advanced by now had they continued like they did.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.com