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Living (and loving) Life
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
-–Benjamin Franklin
Have you ever known someone who always seemed to be longing for happiness, but they never quite seemed to find it?
That seems to be a common thread among a large percentage of the world’s population.
But it doesn’t have to be that way…
Living (and loving) Life
“The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game.
He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off.
Gosh, I was proud.”
-–Bob Uecker
Living (and loving) Life
Every now and then we see news reports about ordinary people doing heroic things.
Here are just a few recent examples that come to mind:
When we hear about folks doing heroic things like these it’s natural to assume they’re fearless and have nerves of steel.
But truth be told, that’s rarely the case.
Living (and loving) Life
If you’re like most people you love getting phone calls from your special friends and family members on your birthday.
After all, it’s a very special day that only comes around once a year.
But guess what? You shouldn’t wait for your mom to call you on your birthday. If you’re lucky enough to still have her around you should call her instead.
Why? Because your birthday is just as special and important to your mom as it is to you!
Think about it for a moment…
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Some of the most crucial (and most difficult) computations in the field of space travel are used to determine the trajectories and orbits of rockets and various types of space vehicles.
One simple mistake can cause a spacecraft to miss a planned rendezvous with another vehicle or even miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit and explore a comet or some other heavenly body that’s hurtling through space.
And in some situations a mistake in these calculations can even cost the crew members their lives.
Back when space pioneers like Alan Shepard and John Glenn were gearing up for their historic flights, they depended on an amazing lady named Katherine Johnson to calculate the trajectories and orbits of their crafts – and she made those calculations by hand!