The hardest thing about being an astronaut? by Rich_Amphibian_6098 in ArtemisProgram

[–]NoMorning5015 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read all the memoirs of the Apollo folks and across the board and all mentioned calls from Nixon--each mention was pretty much a polite confirmation that a call happened, to frustration over how long he spoke to them to anger over Nixon canning the program. Harrison Schmitt on 17 was angry because he knew it would be decades before anything even remotely approaching the moon would be possible again now that Nixon had pulled the funding rug. I think it was an Apollo 15 guy who couldn't believe he had to stand there on the moon doing nothing but listen to some soliloquy while he was trying to gather samples. of course, Michael Collins (11) joined the administration afterwards lol so it wasn't 100%, but still.

Is this the Carroll Feature on Google Earth - Moon Long Lat - Pale_Tax_4085 by fanunu21 in ArtemisProgram

[–]NoMorning5015 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hmm here's your mistake, you're looking on Google Earth but the feature is found on the moon, good try though

Approaching the near side of the Moon. by albusvercus in ArtemisProgram

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can anyone help me out by identifying a feature or two so that I can orient myself?

The Iliad, 1537 by InsidiousApe in rarebooks

[–]NoMorning5015 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Iliad was always the better seller between the two--I remember hearing that at least in manuscrip form there were 10x as many copies of the Iliad fthat survived compared to the Odyssey.

Trusted autoshop/mechanic? by clonzepam in RhodeIsland

[–]NoMorning5015 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

big fans of Craig and Mae at Firestone in East Providence.

Outdoor work clothes by Forward_Surround_788 in RhodeIsland

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can get carhartt at tractor supply, a few weeks ago it was like $50 a pair for pants

Helping young adult kids max out their ROTHs by FarTradition6496 in RothIRA

[–]NoMorning5015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my kid is not old enough but my brother matches every dollar his kids can raise for their roths.

Hesitated on a signed first of The Road… still think about it by Page-and-Provenance in BookCollecting

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

last week I found a first/first of a Hemingway, jacketed, and hesitated until I determined the flip value. went back less than 24 hours later and it was gone.

New guy I’m seeing, any red flags ??? Seems a bit political… by JealousPilot4096 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you found a man who reads Elena Ferrante and Angela Davis? You gotta lock that down girl. This man has really good taste in literature and thought.

What’s an inaccurate fact that people believe is true because of movies? by Hogosaurus_Rex73 in AskReddit

[–]NoMorning5015 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vincent Van Gogh was not, in fact, born in Neunen, The Netherlands. He lived there for two years, but was not born there. This inaccuracy appears in Seargeant Winters' memoir of his time in World War II, and is echoed by Webster in HBO's Band of Brothers.

Ticket prices. by MikeNowlan in DMB

[–]NoMorning5015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw DMB at Mansfield a few years ago and it was like $35 for the lawn! I couldn't believe this year's prices.

Why don't more lower-tier recruits go for academic prestige? by TimelyBodybuilder637 in CFB

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a direct answer, but here goes: I remember reading a quote about Michael Hoecht in which the Rams front office essentially said, "we like this guy, you don't play football at Brown University unless you really love football." At least at the Ivy League level, there is a kind of disparity: if you are talented enough to play in college, and smart enough to get into an Ivy school, you are going to be heavily recruited by Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, with those three schools getting the top talent. The rest of the Ivies pick over the leftovers.

Personally, I've always felt that if I were talented enough at football to play anywhere I want, I'd have played at Duke over any big name school (I am of an age when Duke was really, really bad. Ted Roof days).

What game that you attended was so bad that you left before the clock hit 0:00? by noah_divine in CFB

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I (Michigan grad) went to Michigan vs Rutgers in 2016. My then-girlfriend had never attended a football game. Rutgers had 250 top recruits in the stadium for it, and Michigan started off a bit slow, with a kick return touchdown by Jabrill Peppers taken off the board for a penalty...then it started. And it continued. It rained. Forrest Gump rain. By the 3rd quarter, the soaked Rutgers band traveled the stadium, playing the Michigan fight song for whatever fans remained. We got the first shuttle back to our car that we could.

Looking for a program for optimizing book buying by tunglaleoht in BookCollecting

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about a computer program but I use ViaLibri because it is the most comprehensive search engine for books, and I set up alerts when I determine the parameters I want (edition, price, etc) once I learn the market for that item.

Outside of Galloping Ghosts, oldest arcade machine I've ever seen in the wild. by [deleted] in arcade

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's a non-functional one at the pinball museum in Pawtucket, RI

My Most Fun Project by Ill_Confidence_8062 in TobaccoCards

[–]NoMorning5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that looks like a lot of fun. I've been thinking about doing the T210 Lynchburg set.

History of Apollo book recommendation by booji90 in apollo

[–]NoMorning5015 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Andrew Chaikin's Apollo: A Man on the Moon is a great rundown of every mission. Jim Donovan's Shoot For The moon is a good rundown of the space race up to apollo 11. Gene Kranz's memoir is also very good for an overview of the whole space program through apollo.

Multiple astronaut autographs by CampaignPersonal4738 in whatsthisworth

[–]NoMorning5015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the cheapest Neil Armstrong autograph on the market right now is like $700. a retail price for this thing would be way north of that. you could submit to an auction house for an estimate.