Koliedrus
07-26-2003, 10:53 PM
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Snnnnrrrrrff....
Poit!
No one knows who invented the wheel, discovered fire or killed two birds with one stone. Being the first is irrelevant. Application and emulation have lead to SUVs, Zippo's and shotguns. Progress by definition.
Striving for the opportunity to place ones self atop a controlled explosion that can blow the applicant to the Moon is a measure of faith unlike anything experience before in human history. Some of us saw it as just another form of entertainment. Some of us watched with baited breath. Some of us were small children, hooting, jumping on couches and hugging anyone within arms reach when the crew of Apollo 13 came back home.
When the Challenger and Columbia crews perished, they did so with the future of Humanity in their hearts and souls. Fire and The Wheel were merely parts of the construction that lofted their minds and hearts to a place many seek.
Some perish in automobile accidents.
Some perish at the hands of arsonists.
Some burn up on atmospheric exit or re-entry.
I'm privileged to be alive during an era of heroes.
- Kol
Snnnnrrrrrff....
Poit!
No one knows who invented the wheel, discovered fire or killed two birds with one stone. Being the first is irrelevant. Application and emulation have lead to SUVs, Zippo's and shotguns. Progress by definition.
Striving for the opportunity to place ones self atop a controlled explosion that can blow the applicant to the Moon is a measure of faith unlike anything experience before in human history. Some of us saw it as just another form of entertainment. Some of us watched with baited breath. Some of us were small children, hooting, jumping on couches and hugging anyone within arms reach when the crew of Apollo 13 came back home.
When the Challenger and Columbia crews perished, they did so with the future of Humanity in their hearts and souls. Fire and The Wheel were merely parts of the construction that lofted their minds and hearts to a place many seek.
Some perish in automobile accidents.
Some perish at the hands of arsonists.
Some burn up on atmospheric exit or re-entry.
I'm privileged to be alive during an era of heroes.
- Kol