Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]may they have the winds of heaven at their backs forever. simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@mac.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 7:38 PM Subject: [Leica] OT i guess: in memory of COLUMBIA > William Safire wrote these words for President Nixon in the event of a disaster > in the Apollo moon mission. > > They seem equally applicable today. I grew up with the space program. In my own > deeply emotional reaction to the loss of the shuttle it's clear that those early > heroes of my life still play a part in my psyche. > > "In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the > constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic > men of flesh and blood." > > Adam Bridge > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html