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 Jan 24 2009, 07:47 AM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
Well, that's it, I'm 44... but I like to think I'm only 22 in Mars years... celebrating my birthday by going to work, too, cos I couldn't get time off...
 But where's my rocket back pack? Where's my Jetsons flying car? Why don't CDs "last forever", like Maggie Philbin promised me they would on Tomorrow's World? Why is my desk covered in paper when the same Maggie Philbin promised me the world would be "paperless" by 2000? More to the point, where's the sprawling Moon base I was promised when I was growing up, with gorgeous Eagle transporters skimming low and silently over grey lunar hills? Where's the first manned Mars base, with little pressurised rovers chugging around it? Where are all the space hotels? And where's HOTOL? Why do we still not know if there's life on Mars? Why have we still not detected a SETI signal? Why are we sitting here on the cold stone wall of the dock, looking out at a glittering ocean of stars and planets, too timid to wade out even a little and get our feet wet? We really stalled somewhere, didn't we? Just saying. -------------------- |
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Stu Birthdays... Jan 24 2009, 07:47 AM
Toma B Well Happy Birthday Stu.
Look on the bright sid... Jan 24 2009, 08:12 AM remcook Hey, at least you were alive when Apollo was happe... Jan 24 2009, 09:13 AM Zvezdichko Happy Birthday, Stu, and... Ted! Yeah, Ted Str... Jan 24 2009, 09:17 AM
djellison QUOTE (Zvezdichko @ Jan 24 2009, 09:17 AM... Jan 24 2009, 09:28 AM PhilCo126 Happy Birthday and congrats on Your 44 orbits arou... Jan 24 2009, 09:23 AM RoverDriver Happy 15604 Sol! You are actually only 23 YO ... Jan 24 2009, 02:22 PM nprev Now THAT'S the way to look at it, Paolo! ... Jan 24 2009, 04:49 PM bkellysky Happy Birthday, Stu ! I think it's good t... Jan 24 2009, 06:06 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Stu @ Jan 23 2009, 11:47 PM) Why i... Jan 24 2009, 06:18 PM um3k QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jan 24 2009, 01:18 P... Jan 25 2009, 04:17 AM Astro0 Happy birthday Stu and Ted and anyone celebrating ... Jan 25 2009, 01:26 AM nprev Should mention that I'm a total tool for not i... Jan 25 2009, 05:41 AM Geert QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 25 2009, 12:41 PM) How... Jan 25 2009, 07:17 AM dmuller Well Happy Birthday Stu!
Celebrate and then h... Jan 25 2009, 06:10 AM dvandorn Wanna trade, Daniel? Where I am, I don't thin... Jan 25 2009, 06:58 AM djellison Yes - given the standards of driving around here -... Jan 25 2009, 09:00 AM nprev IIRC, Doug, you've yet to experience the joy t... Jan 25 2009, 09:34 AM imipak Congratulations, Stu! Skating around the thin ... Jan 25 2009, 04:01 PM remcook While we're at it: Happy 10,000 Doug! Jan 25 2009, 07:58 PM Gonzz Happy birthday Stu!
It's true that we hav... Jan 25 2009, 08:18 PM climber Happy 44 from a nearly 55 (same day as UMSF! o... Jan 25 2009, 10:19 PM dmuller QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jan 25 2009, 05:58 PM) ... Jan 26 2009, 10:44 AM jamescanvin Belated Happy birthday Stu!
As Paolo pointed ... Jan 26 2009, 11:31 AM Juramike QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Jan 26 2009, 06:31 A... Jan 26 2009, 01:41 PM Phil Stooke That's a good site... all I can say is, I won... Jan 26 2009, 12:22 PM ngunn You'd need to - you'd be burnt out. Jan 26 2009, 02:25 PM AndyG ...and couldn't take the pressure!
Andy Jan 26 2009, 03:37 PM nprev Ahhh, whatta bunch of hot air... Jan 27 2009, 01:23 AM Juramike (Oh Lordy, what have I unearthed?) Jan 27 2009, 02:15 AM tedstryk It is definitely correct to say that there is no c... Jan 27 2009, 02:26 AM stevesliva I'm 28.5575 years old, geezer. Jan 27 2009, 04:08 AM nprev For those who haven't been there: 30, frankly,... Jan 27 2009, 04:35 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 26 2009, 11:35 PM) For... Jan 27 2009, 05:57 AM stevesliva QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 26 2009, 11:35 PM) FWI... Jan 27 2009, 09:16 PM SFJCody All this old-person talk sounds very worrying. May... Jan 27 2009, 09:22 PM tedstryk QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jan 27 2/009, 10:16 P... Jan 31 2009, 03:11 PM nprev Steve: Really, really!!! It's funn... Jan 28 2009, 12:31 PM RoverDriver QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 28 2009, 04:31 AM) Ste... Jan 28 2009, 02:48 PM PhilCo126 Birthdays & our star the Sun: http://www.spac... Jan 28 2009, 04:10 PM Greg Hullender Frankly, I'm enjoying 50, and it wasn't al... Jan 29 2009, 11:37 PM Enceladus75 I just turned 34 this week. I'm really enjoyin... Jan 31 2009, 02:12 AM nprev Well, I kind of messed up the upholstery with my t... Jan 31 2009, 08:27 PM  |
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