Man on the Moon

Today marks the 36th anniversary since Neil Armstrong became the first human being to walk on the moon. The event in itself is quite amazing, but I have always wondered what good it did for life on earth. Google marked the anniversary with a cute logo and a nod to the myth about the moon being made of cheese. Meanwhile any doubts about whether the moon landing was a hoax continue to make life back on earth interesting and bearable. After watching Capricorn One on TV a few weeks ago, I cannot say that I don't have a reasonable doubt about the authenticity of the 1969 moon landing.

Back to my point about life on earth. I don't know that I need to dwell on the recent events that have left (or attempted to leave) a mark on our way of life as much, if not more, than Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind". I am personally more excited about the changes brought about by the things that Mikiel Galea is blogging about these days. I wrote a little bit about this in my most recent post. The more I think about it all the more I find myself tempted to abandon other plans I made for this summer and dedicate some quality time to writing about things that can help me understand my present and possible future/s better.

Mikiel's approach is quite different from mine. He writes as one of many. I almost envy the sense of community he expresses in his storytelling. My experience is quite solitary. I always felt alone, even if I never really felt lonely. Maybe he and his mates had better non-mainstream social skills than I did in my teenage years. I believe that some of this comes from the fact that I'm an only child. The whole only-child-experience is significant in its own right. As an only child I learned to cherish my own company and create fantasy worlds that were completely inaccessible to anyone else. I believe that other people who have no siblings will find this resonates with overtones of familiarity.