A Tidings of Magpies: In the Shadow of the Moon

Saturday, July 18, 2009

In the Shadow of the Moon

Oh, to be thirteen again and watching this for the first time. The feeling of possibilities...

7 comments:

the watercatsJuly 18, 2009 at 3:37 AM
WWWWWHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!...
:-D
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The BugJuly 18, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Gives me chills!
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LydiaJuly 18, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Wasn't it such a time to be alive?! Our local newspaper asked for people to submit their memories of that day, and I did (but two hours later than the deadline - so it probably won't be published).

Those idiots who say it never happened simply don't deserve to be made of cosmic dust...
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NanceJuly 18, 2009 at 6:30 PM
I was 10, and I remember staying up and lying on the living room floor in the dark, watching the moon landing on tv with my whole family. Remember how everyone wondered what might happen to the astronauts when they were actually out in the moon's atmosphere? If their suits didn't protect them? I think we all held our breath at once.
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RoseJuly 18, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Oh, I know. I was nine years old and I think it's one of the reasons I'm fascinated with space science and all things NASA. One day I'd like to go to a launch in Florida.
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OwenJuly 19, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Possibilities... for sure... it was a confusing time to be a kid though... Vietnam was in full swing, protests, music going wild... and men on the moon. Will look forward to seeing this, thanks for the preview...
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Annie CoeJuly 19, 2009 at 11:51 AM
I was 13 then too, but I was bored by it all :-), now of course I think it is awesome, but then I was interested in other things.
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Desiderata

Go placidly
amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace
there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms
with all persons.
Speak your truth
quietly and clearly; and listen
to others
even to the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself
with others,
you may become
vain or bitter,
for always there will be
greater and lesser persons
than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements
as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career,
however humble;
it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution
in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you
to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere
life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering
the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit
to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not not distress yourself
with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of
fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not
it is clear to you,
no doubt
the universe is unfolding
as it should.
Therefore
be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery
and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

--Max Ehrmann

groups of birds

a bevy of quail
a bouquet of pheasants
a brood of hens
a building of rooks
a cast of hawks
a charm of finches
a colony of penguins
a company of parrots
a congregation of plovers
a cover of coots
a covey of partridges
a deceit of lapwings
a descent of woodpeckers
a dissimulation of birds
a dole of doves
an exaltation of larks
a fall of woodcocks
a flight of swallows
a gaggle of geese
a host of sparrows
a kettle of hawks
a murmuration of starlings
a murder of crows
a muster of storks
a nye of pheasants
an ostentation of peacocks
a paddling of ducks
a parliament of owls
a party of jays
a peep of chickens
a pitying of turtledoves
a raft of ducks
a rafter of turkeys
a seige of herons
a skein of geese
a sord of mallards
a spring of teal
a tidings of magpies
a trip of dotterels
an unkindness of ravens
a watch of nightingales
a wedge of swans
a wisp of snipes