A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Showing posts with label Neil Armstrong. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Neil Armstrong. Show all posts

Monday, July 20, 2009

Quote of the Day (Horace, Demonstrating Why the Ancients Would Have Been Stunned by Man Walking on the Moon)

“No barrier is too high for mortals; In our foolhardiness we try To escalade the very sky. Still we presumptuously aspire, And still with un...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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