THE BEGINNING – Big Stone Gap, VA This is stage one of my journey through the time on this earth! It began when I was 18 months old in a small Southwest Virginia town – – –
GERMANY – I spent over two years in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army in the late ’50s. During that time I visited a number of European countries and cities.
TWENTY YEARS IN ERWIN, TN – Right before my marriage, I moved to Erwin, TN, about 70 miles from my VA hometown. I was employed as Chief Engineer of a radio station there.
THE MIGRATION TO FLORIDA – I left Erwin, TN to accept a “temporary” job in television in Cocoa, FL. That was over 30 years ago!
August 27th, 2012 
danny 
Last month we lost Sally Ride, the first USA female astronaut. Now we have lost Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon.
It was a warm July 21st in 1969. The world was glued to their TV sets. Most were sitting on the edge of their seats as the Lunar Lander gradually descended to rest on the rocky surface of the moon.
July 24th, 2012 danny 
Dr. Sally Ride was the USA’s first female astronaut as well as our first woman in space. She was also the youngest astronaut (31) to go into space.
I began working at NASA Kennedy Space Center the week that she ended her historic flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
Sally died this week. Here is a portion of the NASA tribute to her:
July 23rd, 2012 danny 
When I lived in Florida if you wanted to raise a garden all you had to do is poke a hole in the sand and drop the seed in. That worked fine – – – until it was time to pick. Regrettably every critter in the state would line up the night before you decided to harvest! Nothing was left by the next morning.
Now, after moving to North Carolina, I knew that gardening would be much easier. In the past when living in the general area, we raised very nice gardens and I expected the same this time.
July 16th, 2012 danny 
Occasionally people, when discovering that I worked at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, ask about the benefits of the space program, its expense, and purpose. I have mentioned in previous articles on this site a number of benefits Here are some of the links: KSC, Saturn, Hydrogen Fuel, China, The Future, “Family“.
In 1977, even six years before I joined the NASA team in Florida, two rather unique vehicles were launched. Thirty-five years later they are still going strong in their exploration of our Solar System!
