In the wake of columnist and Nixon speechwriter William Safire's death, here is the speech that he wrote for the President to read in the event that the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the Moon.

It's surreal to read this today; earlier this morning, I found the lyrics to "The Green Hills of Earth" running through my head:

We pray for one ( Read more... )

The Three Things Meme

Snagged from A Whole Lot O' Folks

1. Post 3 things you've done in your lifetime that you don't think anybody else on your friends list has done.
   
2. See if anybody else responds with "I've done that." If they have, you need to add another!(2.b., 2.c., etc...)
   
3. Have your friends cut & paste this into their journal to see what ( Read more... )

thebitterguy asked his readers, "Tell me a story that involves dropping a celebrity's name.  Even a minor one; like, award winning fanfic writer counts."

( Here's mine. )