Moonrise.org

July 20, 1969 was a day of destiny. On that day, the human race moved just a little farther in its evolution. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin took that famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and humans stood on the moon for the first time.

Today's rotating quotes:

"God never gives us anything we can't handle."
-- various

"Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things."
-- Russell Baker

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
-- Theodore Roosevelt

What's New? (Most recent)

November 25, 2008: Wow, it's been a while - added a Living Forgotten Realms page
November 10, 2005: Some more updates to the Astronomy page.
April 02, 2005: RIP Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005
February 28, 2005: I have updated my Astronomy page a bit.
November 01, 2004: Well, I see that i have been neglecting updates again. But at least, my GenCon 2004 report is now available.
November 24, 2003: My GenCon 2003 report is finally done! Huzzah!

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Upcoming events:

Today is Tuesday, February 9, 2010
This is Day 40 of the year

36 days until St. Patrick's Day (2010/03/17)
125 days until Flag Day (2010/06/14)
145 days until Independance Day (2010/07/04)
161 days until First Moon Landing Day (2010/07/20)
177 days until Neil Armstrong's birthday (2010/08/05)

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Note: The picture of Buzz Aldrin on the moon, and of the full moon itself, above are from the NASA Kennedy Space Center archives.