Reach for the Stars, But Don’t Go Too Far
There was a time when I was convinced my mother was an astronaut. Call me crazy, but when your childhood role model is on a daily basis handing you autographed photos of men who have walked on the moon, it is fair to make the assumption that somehow she has done so, too. To be honest, if it weren’t for a day in the third grade, when I offered to bring my “astronaut” mother in for “show and tell,” I would probably still think that my middle name was “Armstrong.”
Fact. My mother worked at NASA, and as a child I had more strangers advising me to “reach for the stars” than I could handle. The thing about me, though, is that I actually listened. Boy did I. I realize that we all must grow up, but, tell me, what ever happened to the days when it was okay for me to have a crush on a cartoon turtle?
Apparently I am not the only one still clinging to her imagination. Sim Jae-duck, Chairman of the World Toilet Association, has built himself a home shaped like a toilet. If you ask me, that’s a little excessive.
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Million Miles Away by Ulrich Schnauss
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