Endeavor was named after a ship chartered to traverse the South Pacific in 1768 and captained by 18th century British explorer James Cook, an experienced seaman, navigator and amateur astronomer. He commanded a crew of 93 men, including 11 scientists and artists.
She also had a conversation with the Mother of the teacher (Christy) who lost her life in the Challenger accident. It was very touching as Barbara talked about about fullfilling Christy's dream.
Barbara Morgan attempted a conversation with her former class. (McCall Donnelly School) McCall Idaho. The HAM radio out of Australia couldn't make contact with the shuttle.
A second try was made and success. It was a great conversation between the kids and Barbara. He is such a nice caring person. She decribed the storm in the Indian Ocean. It was interesting listening to her describe the lightning.
I love watching David Letterman's "Great Moment in Presidential Speeches". President Bush has many funny sayings. Many times my wife asks me, "Did he really say that?" Here are a few:
"You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on."
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
"When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive."
"This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end."
"There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country."
My favorite is: "I have a lot of opinions, I just don't believe all of them."
Wakeup Fight
Following an especially angry argument, Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to bed not speaking to each other. Needing to arise early the following morning, Mr. Smith left a note on his wife's bedside table that said "Wake me at six."
An exasperated Mr. Smith awoke at ten the following morning and rolled stiffly out of bed to see a note on his bedside table:
"It's six! Get out of bed!"
Who broke down the walls of Jericho?
The visiting Bible school supervisor asks little Johnny during Bible class, "Who broke down the walls of Jericho?"
Little Johnny replies, "I dunno, but it wasn't me!"
The supervisor, taken aback by Johnny's lack of basic Bible knowledge goes to the school principal and relates the whole incident.
The principal replies, "I know Little Johnny as well as his whole family very well and can vouch for them; if Little Johnny said that he did not do it, then I, as principal is satisfied that it is the truth."
Even more appalled, the inspector goes to the regional Head of Education and relates the whole story...
After listening he replies: "I can't see why you are making such a big issue out of this; just get three quotes and fix the wall!"
In 1952, young Florence Chadwick stepped into the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, determined to swim to the shore of the mainland California. She'd already been the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways. The weather was foggy and chilly; she could hardly see the boats accompanying her. Still, she swam for fifteen hours. When she begged to be taken out of the water along the way, her mother, in a boat alongside, told her she was close and that she could make it. Finally, physically and emotionally exhausted, she stopped swimming and was pulled out. It wasn't until she was on the boat that she discovered the shore was less than half a mile away. At a news conference the next day she said, "All I could see was the fog. I think if I could have seen the shore, I would have made it." 
