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I remember sitting in my gramma’s living room and watching two American Astronauts land on the moon. I remember being mesmerized by the thought that these guys were way up there on the moon.
Space travel has always fascinated me. It doesn’t matter that I’ve watched the tragedies as well as the triumphs; I still cheer for the team in space and the team at mission control. I hope our country never stops exploring this final frontier.
I found this on my friend, Julie’s, blog. I’m with her; it makes me proud to be an American.
Removed video because it was auto-playing. Yuck!
I hope they never stop either! That is one of my greatest government issues when it comes to choosing who to vote for. The supporters of space travel.
Space is the Final Frontier. We have come a long way since the Wright Brothers lifted off the ground. In the 20th Century we have advanced more than any other 5 century’s combined. By the end of this century will we be touring the stars like they did in the Star Trek series.
I tried to do this through email but it just wouldn’t go through, I think my internet is hating me right now.
But anyways, Hello, my name is Amanda and I am an aspiring writer.
I am currently a little over halfway through a novel which I am going to call “Dandelions.” I was looking for pictures on Google and ran across your site.
I am sending this email to say 3 things:
1. I love your tattoo, I always wanted a dandelion tattoo. :]
2. I aspire to be a Dandelion as well.
3. You have put into words, everything I wanted to say about my book and the main character, Marit. I was wondering if you would grant me permission to use this excert from your website in my book, with full credit of course.
“Dandelions, lovely yellow flowers that are happy to just grow and reproduce, have become the enemy of every gardener. People dig them up, cut them down, burn them to the root and curse their perserverance. Dandelions don’t care; they just lie silent for a while, regroup, muster their strength and shoot right back up out of the ground.
They yell, “Kiss off, world. I’m still here!”
Dandelions have balls. They’re not afraid to be unpopular. They’re not worried about being welcome. They just show up and bloom.
Dandelions have self confidence. They know they’re beautiful, whether anyone else realizes it or not. They set themselves smack in the middle of the sunshine, right where everyone will see them. They reach for that ray of sun, growing stronger and more beautiful.
Dandelions are strong and courageous. They don’t let the world get them down. They’ve done nothing to hurt anyone, yet they’re a most unwelcome guest. Still, they refuse to give up.
I aspire to be a dandelion.”
You have every right to say no, I just thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.
Sincerely,
Amanda C.
Yep. And I get quite annoyed with those who want to scrap the program. Very short sighted, if you ask me.
I remember my mom telling me that when she was a kid, science fiction was about going to the moon. It seemed like such a fantasy. Today, we take that for granted. I think it’s hard to put into perspective how far we’ve come if you jumped into this life after we already got there.
Amanda,
I would be honored to be quoted in your book. Credit can be given to:
Marisa
http://www.mydandelionpatch.com
Please tell me when the book is published so that I can get a copy.
Thank you so much, and when it is published you will be the first one notified and will get a free copy!
I remember my parents letting us stay up late to watch Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon. Too cool! Nowadays, I wonder why we were sending men to the moon decades before any one figured out it was a good idea to put wheels on luggage…. LOL
I’m holding you to that free copy!
And best of luck to you with the publishing and promoting. I’ll keep you in my prayers.
I’m glad you mentioned staying up late. I always remember my grandmother letting me sleep on the couch that night, so that I could watch it. But I kind of wondered if I was remembering correctly since we never got to sleep on the couch.
Oh, and I remember luggage without wheels, too. American Tourister, hard shell. When I graduated from hight school, my grandmother bought me a mathcing set of soft side American Tourister. It was the latest style and I thought I was a real jet-setter with those bags.
Are we old or something?
I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….