The Ultimate 'What-if"

"Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace."

Those words were thankfully never spoken by Richard Nixon.

I wasn't planning on doing another post, but I came across this incredibly incredibly interesting story on the first trip of the moon. Turns out Nixon had his speech writer William Safire prepare a speech in case Aldrin and Armstrong died on their trip to the moon.

It is a great read and I recommend you take a look at the link to see what it was all about.

On a side note, I think it ties in well to Hilary's 'contingency planning'. Also leaves you wondering just how much faith the Americans had in the mission.

Very neat indeed.

The Toronto Blue Jays

I'm geeking out today about the Toronto Blue Jays.

For those of you who aren't following baseball, the Jays are in First Place.

That is really big news. They are 10-4. Ahead of teams like the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Jays weren't even expected to contend this year, with predictions placing them in fourth place in their division.

Thanks to great hitting from the young guns like Adam Lind and Travis Snider, the jays offense is number one in the league.

I know some of you aren't big ball fans so you won't want to goto a game. I think you should get aboard the bandwagon. The Jays will be hosting promotions called "messin with recession" to try and get fans out. These games will have reduced ticket prices and 1 dollar hot dogs! Each game will have a unique souvenir available for 4 bucks too. The next Messing with Recession game will have jays foam fingers on special. Great buy if you ask me.

The jays used to be the talk of Canada. Lets get back to the glory days of 50,000 + a game. So why not take a chance and come watch this year's exciting team!