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Also, fascinating stuff:

I was amazed, last night, how many of my residents asked me if I'd heard of Scott Carpenter's demise as I went room-to-room (they know I'm a retro-space nut, and were all still watching the nightly news as I did my first set of rounds) - also, the evil ADON noted my NASA pin, and asked; she remembered his flight - and Sealab, as well. Go figure. She doesn't look that old! Had some very interesting conversations, while they shared their memories. Sometimes, I love my job - not management; NEVER management...but my people. Yes. Always :)

I do know that our space program is not...as popular as it used to be in its glory days, but THOSE days are the days that I remember - albeit vaguely, in most aspects; STILL so much to learn - and revere; and so do they. Sad to realize that we will never see their like, again.

"It just doesn't seem right, that those boys are that old." - Miss Peaches

"He was one good-looking man." - Miss Evelyn

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gayalithiel absolutely shocked me by buying me THIS. For no apparent reason, apparently, except she's amazing in so many ways: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrying_the_Fire:_An_Astronaut%27s_Journeys

HOLY CRAP. Can't WAIT to get my hands on it.

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Rain, rain, rain.

Kinda glad, as our little foray into That Scary Halloween Place was cancelled because of it. NOT THAT I'M SCARED, mind you - I just didn't want to waste the money, as it's so tight, of late. It will be rescheduled - which is better, as some key people were not able to attend, and this gives more notice. Hilarity ensued while I tried to keep up with all the texts flying in at me from all directions, while clearing things up, LOL. HOW DO THESE PPL TEXT SO DAMNED FAST?!?

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DJ and I found a great Simpsons streaming site, and that is what we did, all night, tonight. That, and eat burritos and tomato soup in a pile of purring cats.

Well, four. We're down to four (Neil, Jeeves, Blackie and Tiberius), and occasionally a fifth (Bossyboots) that stops by. Which is PLENTY. All sport collars, now, at least.

I'd not seen the show in, liEk, a decade, so it was fun.

REMEMBER FUN?