Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis

Apologies to those who might find this boring. I can't get enough of this kind of stuff!

For True Science Geeks Only: The Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor

The Retirement of the Space Shuttle Atlantis

Sci fi fans! Science geeks! True scientists! This is for me--er--for you! For you and me.

Like a lot of kids, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. But my inability to ride on anything that goes around, and around, and around, and around (Ugh! I'm getting sick!) at speeds faster than a merry go round or ferris wheel means that dream was never meant to be.

I'll just stick to the confines of my home world and look out at the Universe from my deck through my trusty little telescope that my mom and pops (rest in peace, Daddy) bought me for my birthday in 1989. Still have it, never have seen reason to upgrade it.

A date to the planetarium? My fave! (Yes, Dylan, if you're reading this, that could be taken as a hint!)

Of course I still love hunkering down on a cold day with a cup of cocoa and a bowl of popcorn and watching my favorite sci fi movies and television shows. Because space is the final frontier, and it's fun to boldly go where no queer has gone before!

Allon-sy!