Rest in Peace
Hyperlink. Thank you, Mr. Doohan, for your decades as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, chief engineer of the starship Enterprise. Warp speed and Godspeed, sir.

Apollo 11
Thirty-six years ago today, Neil Armstrong took, "One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for Mankind," and he and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon. In the words of The Onion, "Holy Shit Man Walks On Fucking Moon." Out of all the human beings who have ever lived, only twelve men have ever walked on the Moon, all of them Americans. In the words of the late Sam Kinison, "If you want to impress us, bring back our fucking flag!"

Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong
"Buzz" Aldrin

Apollo 12
"Pete" Conrad
Al Bean

Apollo 14
Alan Shepard (golf, anyone?)
Ed Mitchell

Apollo 15 (crew all University of Michigan alumni)
Dave Scott
Jim Irwin

Apollo 16
John Young
Charlie Duke

Apollo 17
Gene Cernan
Jack Schmitt

I'll be back in Michigan on July 25; so, no bloggy blogging until at least then. Try to survive without me, darlings.