I was ten years old when the Challenger went boom, and in the fifth grade. Apparently, that was the year that all the kindergarteners got the TV for events, and the confusion that broke out when the shuttle launch turned out to be more of a shuttle flambe was enough to shanghai my science teacher from the class.
We didn't find out what had actually happened for another couple of hours, I think.
I think kindergarteners watch events on tape delay, nowadays.
(I do remember being in kindergarten and watching Reagan's first inauguration. Why would this be significant to kindergarteners? I have no idea!)
The rassin' frassin' New York Times wants me to pay them money to read the frickin' editorians online from now on. Arrrrr.
Was that piratical enough? TimesSelect me arse.
If Adam is gay, why hook up with Naomi Campbell, of all things? That's just crazy.
There's a huge article on Bono's work on debt relief in the Sunday NYT, btw.
Gheorghe Muresan
Former NBA player.
He's the one who starred in
My Giant
with Billy "Wow, My Career Really Went Down the Crapper" Crystal, wasn't he?
Former NBA player.
And actor. He was in My Giant. Hysterically tall (7'7).
I do remember being in kindergarten and watching Reagan's first inauguration. Why would this be significant to kindergarteners? I have no idea!
Government is the problem, kiddies! Now you can either take a nap like a welfare queen, or become an entrepreneur.
The rassin' frassin' New York Times wants me to pay them money to read the frickin' editorians online from now on.
I noticed this development. It's not a small amount, either -- subscription to the print, or like $50. I like the Times, but I'm just not that devoted, you know? And the carrot of the subscription covering the entire archives just isn't a good enough reason.
Given free news, I would never buy a newspaper, except to scratch an itch (4 hours in a St. Louis airport) or commemorate special events (certain people winning the world series). Given not-free news, I would never buy a newspaper, except to scratch an itch or commemorate special events. Making free news not be free any more just makes me seek my free news elsewhere.
The Times imprimatur is just not that awesome, you know?
I was ten years old when the Challenger went boom, and in the fifth grade. Apparently, that was the year that all the kindergarteners got the TV for events, and the confusion that broke out when the shuttle launch turned out to be more of a shuttle flambe was enough to shanghai my science teacher from the class.
I was in 4th grade and remember misunderstanding what the other students were saying at first about the shuttle, only hearing that there was a teacher on board. I replied that I wished Mr. Blair, a particularly strict teacher that taught us math, had been on-board instead which resulted in a lot of shocked looks. Once I found out what had actually happened, I was mortified.
I was a freshman and college, and very sick with what I think ended up being bronchitis. I just lied in bed watching it over and over again, because I could only get three channels.
