Curmudgeons Corner
Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Friday, July 26, 2024
On a December day in 1967, a pilot whose jet fighter is in the process of cracking up ejects a moment sooner and therefore lives when he otherwise might have died. A life that would have ended on the tarmac at Edwards Air Force Base continues on. Six years later, Major Robert Lawrence, United States Air Force, becomes the first black American to walk on the Moon.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024
This has LBJ in 1968 vibes all over again. All is chaos under heaven and the situation is excellent.
Update. He's endorsed Kamala.
The first crewed flight of the Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station was supposed to last just eight days.
The Starliner lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on June 5 with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams and, after problems with helium leaks and thrusters, docked with the ISS. About a month and a half later, Wilmore and Williams are still on the ISS, doing useful work, but with no return date set as of yet.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Friday, July 19, 2024
The Republican National Convention that took place in Milwaukee this week occurred in the wake of the attempted assassination of the once and likely future president, Donald Trump — an event that has become the defining moment of the 2024 election. However, a section tucked within the Republican platform will likely have more far-reaching effects than the shots that rang out in Butler, Pennsylvania, last Saturday.
In Chapter 3, which relates the Republican Party position on the economy, part of a section that deals with innovation and mentions space exploration stands out.