CrabAppleLane Blog

I was on the phone with someone at work. I don't remember who. A colleague ran into the room and announced that the Challenger space shuttle had exploded and turned on the TV. As the TV came on, the person on the phone kept asking me what was happening and all I could say was "I don't know". Missions into space had become routine but this one was a little different because a teacher was going up. Most people were following the story. 21 years later, a teacher, Christa McAuliffe's backup for lack of a better word, is going up today. Congratulations and Best of Luck, Barbara Morgan.

And Congratulations to you, too, Barry.

29 days until football season ...

Quote of the Day

So it was an immortal home run accompanied by varied noises. The instant Barry Bonds became the greatest home run collector of all time, some of the baseball world cheered, while some booed. And some just looked away, relieved it was over. But they will want it to be forgettable too much to forget it.

Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service via USA Today

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "Everybody at some point in their life has wanted to have a stuffed animal come to life and be their pal. Tell me I'm wrong and I will laugh and laugh and laugh."

Unusual idea for a blog. I love it. -Rob