2003.02.04
This 1980 look at the Space Shuttle points to it as an expensive and dangerous boondoggle. It's foresightful in some ways and shortsighted in others.

You know, for someone who was complaining about all the Shuttle coverage, I sure am talking about it an awful lot.
Phrase of the Moment
"Come, shall I stroke your 'whatever', darling? I am so randy..."It's a palindrome sentence (you can read it backwards, word by word, and get the same result) that's been stuck in my head for a bit. At first it didn't seem that impressive, but now the form seems cooler than regular palindromes...this one depends on how "stroke" and "whatever" can be completely different grammatical types depending on the context.
"So am I, darling. Whatever your stroke, I shall come."