April 12, 2011

No shuttles
to retire in
Houston.

On the news front and disappointing, it was announced today that Houston will not receive one of the retired shuttles. How can this be? Houston has played such an integral part in the manned space missions.

Also disturbing to me, I read yesterday that the U.S. will be “celebrating” the Civil War sesquicentennial from 2011-2015. Not really feeling the love for "celebrating" the civil war. “Juneteenth” is the day many celebrate African American heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. This is a true reason to celebrate, whereas a war that killed more than 625,000 Americans is not! The fact is, more American soldiers were killed during the Civil War than during WWI, WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War combined (although the latter two may now be referred to not as wars, but as "conflicts").

Today I’m creating a newsletter and interviewing a woman for a press release and bio. It’s Tuesday and I go to a client’s office. I always look forward to being around a group of people on Tuesdays.