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Thanks Jeanette! Feeling better is slower every ye...

2009-10-30T22:44:42.682Z

Thanks Jeanette! Feeling better is slower every year LOL but I'm getting there. Looking forward to reading your post --

Hope that by now you're feeling better:( So true...

2009-10-30T20:42:47.390Z

Hope that by now you're feeling better:(

So true, we can't be depressed about the present situation, we have to make sure the next generation will be in a better place, like the end of Mr. Lerner's article.

My newest post "Doing good is catchy" has a different beginning point, but is still the same subject.

Thanks Kay! The headache's gone but the throat's w...

2009-10-28T13:31:46.852Z

Thanks Kay! The headache's gone but the throat's worse; I've bought plenty of pomegranate juice and aspirin for it. Art has GREAT taste in books! ...and I *so* agree about the spending. I can't believe any country on earth would cut education, yet it seems they all do.

I hope you feel better soon, Susan. I don't get h...

2009-10-28T08:01:06.677Z

I hope you feel better soon, Susan. I don't get head aches much but when I do I get crabby. It's hard to be cheerful when your head hurts...and your throat? That would really do it for me!

Art loves science fiction. It's his favorite genre. He's rereading one right now as a matter of fact. He also loves science fiction movies, science fiction TV shows, science fiction anything. Hmmm... maybe it's because he used to work on satellites when he was in the Air Force. It used to be secret until somebody actually wrote a book about the program.

Sorry... I'm going off on tangents. I think we're spending too much of our money on war now and don't have the money for the space program, for health care, for education... Sigh...

Thanks Hope! True enough that there's still plenty...

2009-10-28T06:19:03.332Z

Thanks Hope! True enough that there's still plenty to explore here at home: they just discovered new species again in New Zealand or somewhere in the South Pacific---could write some steampunk adventures instead of space opera I suppose. Still, space...!

Sandy, what a coincidence, I was cleaning the kids' room yesterday and came across her books again---and put them in my own TBR pile. Just can't outgrow her!

Your post has me wanting to return to that delight...

2009-10-28T00:57:57.797Z

Your post has me wanting to return to that delightful, visionary Episcopalian, Madeleine L'Engle. I am going to step into that wrinkle and dream big.

Sorry you feel bad...whatever is in that "cold" go...

2009-10-27T22:48:09.394Z

Sorry you feel bad...whatever is in that "cold" going around is a pain in the asteroid.

I remember when space was the final frontier...but they quit hitching up the wagons to explore. I kinda feel sorry for kids who don't know that butterfly in the stomach feeling of watching a NASA mission take flight during the Apollo years. I wondered why they didn't explore the ocean, which is still filled with mystery. Then it hit me...if they can't finish what they started on this planet, no wonder they can't figure out how to go forward in space. After all, war is a concept they're familiar with...too familiar.

So we will look for future astronauts and thinkers. Just think about all the gadgets Star Trek brought us; little kids who grew up wanting to turn that Communicator into a Cell Phone, for example. I just wish they'd get around to the Replicator...I'm hungry but that long meeting today isn't making me want to cook.

Feel better fast!

Thom, speaking of taking off---shouldn't you be pa...

2009-10-27T17:55:55.277Z

Thom, speaking of taking off---shouldn't you be packing for your trip tomorrow?? Have a safe journey and wonderful time with the family!!

Sore throat huh? pffft Buck up sister. Gargle with...

2009-10-27T17:20:57.060Z

Sore throat huh? pffft Buck up sister. Gargle with salt water or something as home remedy ready as that. pffft. "if all the world's nations cooperated peacefully, all we probably would accomplish is new boy bands, different flavours of Cheetos, and more reality TV shows." - Classic LOL I've always enjoyed space exploration but the space in my head just didn't pursue it enough. Oh and Do get better now Beam me Up Yoda!

Ken---let's do it. Just give me a few days to get ...

2009-10-27T16:48:51.850Z

Ken---let's do it. Just give me a few days to get over this sore throat!

Thanks Poet! Air and water would certainly be issues, but surely can't be impossible for a civilisation that's mastered tan-through swimsuits and 3-D movies, right? I'm hopeful anyhow. Glad to hear you're feeling better!

I have 2 space photos which change daily on my Bar...

2009-10-27T16:21:14.677Z

I have 2 space photos which change daily on my Bard on the Run blog (one small click for space kind away from the Poet in Residence main blog - click on the white haired runner).
It's obviously the water that's the problem on the moon. We want to go there and build our house but we have small problem with the plans for the plumbing.
I think nations could come to work more closely together as 13.04.2029 approaches esp. if we can kid leaders that an oncoming asteroid with potential to destroy 10%-25% of life on Earth will come closer than the predicted 18,000kms.
I just shook off a 2 week cold. Get well soon.

You and I could conspire to fly to the moon... .....

2009-10-27T15:09:29.478Z

You and I could conspire to fly to the moon...

... oh now that sounds wrong. :)

Great post, hope you're feelin' better.

Aww, Galen, you're a keeper! That photo of me was ...

2009-10-27T14:14:26.319Z

Aww, Galen, you're a keeper! That photo of me was taken this past April, and does a good job of hiding my grey hair and laugh lines LOL. In two week's time I'll turn 43. Like Star Trek!

Susan...I can't believe you are old enough to reme...

2009-10-27T13:45:44.272Z

Susan...I can't believe you are old enough to remember that stuff.
You Look MARVELOUS!!

Baino, it is being spent on our planet: instead ...

2009-10-27T11:29:19.309Z

Baino, it *is* being spent on our planet: instead of sending people to the moon, the US is bombing Afghanistand and Iraq. Instead of Ireland investing in science education, we're keeping Mary Harney in salon visits and chocolate bars.

In his article, Mr. Lerner pointed out the lack of private investment in the space programme, which is a shame, but given the huge sums involved, understandable. Still there must be some solution, somewhere, that we're not bothering to uncover.

Thanks Akelamalu! The kids have been sick so I was waiting for it.

Thanks Nessa!

I hope you feel better soon, as there is always ho...

2009-10-27T11:13:56.145Z

I hope you feel better soon, as there is always hope.

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Great post Susan. I hope you're feeling better so...

2009-10-27T11:13:22.101Z

Great post Susan.

I hope you're feeling better soon. x

Sorry you're feeling poorly. I don't particularly ...

2009-10-27T10:12:28.437Z

Sorry you're feeling poorly. I don't particularly lament the slow down of space exploration, it seems like a huge waste of money when it could be better spent on our own planet. I do like the idea of venturing where no man has gone before tho . . .Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all collaborate. . .impossible dream but a dream it remains. Blessed are the Cheesemakers!

Thanks Bill! I found it, and slept better than I h...

2009-10-27T09:11:01.722Z

Thanks Bill! I found it, and slept better than I have in over a week.

Thanks Quilly! Isn't that the truth---but what sort of creature are we that war and fear can be our greatest blessings? And yes, Google/Blogger is going through some sort of fit; I had a rotten time commenting and reading blogs yesterday.

Thanks Gigi! I'll remember what you've said about Mauna Kea if I'm ever lucky enough to visit Hawaii; I wouldn't want to miss it, and wonder if I'd be able, too...I'll at least bring a jacket just in case, which I never would have thought of.

Well-written post. I, too, am into astronomy. Lo...

2009-10-27T08:04:39.182Z

Well-written post. I, too, am into astronomy. Love the lectures by astronomers at the Univ of Hawaii.

My greatest heartbreak recently was not being able to tour the observatories on Mauna Kea. Just not fit for the trip and thin air plus no winter clothing.

Okay, I don't know what Google wants from me. but ...

2009-10-27T07:59:02.775Z

Okay, I don't know what Google wants from me. but this is the third time this post has come up on my reader unread. Is all well in your world?

Susan -- I hope you are feeling better soon -- and...

2009-10-27T04:43:40.082Z

Susan -- I hope you are feeling better soon -- and you have just explained why "peace" will never be a reality. The only way there can ever be peace is if people all agree to share equally and stay on equal footing -- and should that happen there would be no incentive to work or create of do. Competition and struggles are necessary for growth -- and competition leads to war.

I know that I won't be around to see them visit Ma...

2009-10-27T03:03:48.623Z

I know that I won't be around to see them visit Mars. Loved the Vampire sentence. Hope the Nyquil is found, and you get feeling better