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Life Observation # 69

I know some of you have been waiting to see what Observation # 69 was going to be so hopefully I’ll not disappoint you. Many of you also know I love little bits of trivia from obscure and off the wall places. # 69 is one of those . . . enjoy! Neil Armstrong and Mr. Gorsky When Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind statement but followed it by several remarks, usually between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the “Eagle” lunar lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark, "Good luck Mr. Gorsky". Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the “Good luck Mr. Gorsky” statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled. Four years ago, whi...

Hooters

My long time friend, Scott, a great guy and good American decided last week that we wanted chicken wings for lunch. In Anchorage my favorite place for that fare was a place called Wings N Things which closed its doors a few months ago. There are not many really great places for hot wings now around town . . . as The Peanut Farm is about the only place that offers some decent wings. Several of the sports bars have them but many are not my kind of place. I had not been to the local Hooters in a couple of years so I pressed the issue so we could go and have a little chicken delight over Scott’s repeated objections and kidding that he will follow me anywhere. I really wanted to try those Hooters again as The Peanut Farm is a place we frequent on a regular basis but for some reason I usually pass on their wings. I’m getting this funny line from Scott that his wife didn’t want to join us as it was “Hooters” and she did not want to ruin the experience for us. That for us ...

Life Observation # 68

The trouble with doing something right the first time . . . is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. Ice