January 28, 1986

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air. . . .

Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or ever eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

— John Gillespie Magee, Jr

Modern Living

I'm inching closer to ditching cable and going online for my entertainment. I can no longer justify shelling out $100 a month for the perhaps 5 hours of tv a week that I find entertaining. I'll probably wind up with Netflix and a Roku box or something similar, and a hefty broadband connection. Even with the internet service and Netflix subscription, I'll be saving about $50 a month. Imagine being able to actually watch what I want instead of scrolling through several dozen channels of nothing, and settling on a 20 year old Star Trek rerun.

Just Sayin

Chocolate with butter cream frosting.