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U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Honors Only Those Who Meet Specific Criteria

Today there are approximately 500 people on Earth who have been in the astronaut business, with approximately 300 of those being Americans. I’m particularly honored to have interviewed and/or met over 30 space travelers (including cosmonauts) over the years. Almost 100 of the American astronauts have been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. For…

The Final Say: Unique, Unusual and Whimsical Headstones

Face it. Each day we are closer to the final countdown until our demise. Here’s an eclectic selection of how some chose to be remembered per their, or their loved ones, grave markers.

Interesting Facts About Texas, The Lone Star State

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas: Port Arthur to El Paso : 889 miles. Port Arthur to Chicago: 770 miles Brownsville to Texline (north of Amarillo): 956 miles. Texline to Canada: 960 miles El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas Austin is closer to New Orleans than to El…

Wizard of Oz (1939) is Still the ‘World’s Favorite Movie’

If you’re like me, it was an exciting annual event to watch The Wizard of Oz on television. The classic 1939 movie taught us there’s no place like home and we all have brains, heart and courage. One of the Greatest Movies of All Time According to the Library of Congress, it’s the most viewed…

Gilligan’s Island, the Real Life Cartoon Trivial Revelations

T.R.A.S.H.– “Trivial Revelations of a Sick Human-Being.” One day, many years ago, in a public speaking class at New York University, a professor had students compose an impromptu one-minute speech on this topic: If you were stranded on a desert island, what one item would you like to have? Sherwood Charles Schwartz was a student…

America’s Most Loved Comedy Sitcom: ‘I Love Lucy’ in Color

T.R.A.S.H.– “Trivial Revelations of a Sick Human-Being. In journalism school at Texas State University (Southwest Texas State in the late 1970s), my University Star weekly column, T.R.A.S.H., won state and national awards in collegiate competitions. On any given week, it would receive more reader mail than letters to the editor. I’ve always enjoyed trivia and…

Sharon Tate’s Last Breath, Old Glory and More Facts of the Day

Just 847 years ago today, August 9th, construction began on the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In 1831, William Driver of Salem, Massachusetts, was looking at the American flag with pride. The next morning he woke up and became the first to use the term “Old Glory” in connection with the large flag aboard his ship,…

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