Walter Cronkite was the news broadcaster of choice when I was a kid. Really, there was no choice, because it was no competition. Cronkite had all of the qualities that you would want in a television anchorman. He was avuncular, trustworthy, deep-voiced, and unflappable. Even bad news — and it seemed like there was a [...]
Archive for July 18th, 2009
Walter Cronkite and “Go, Baby, Go!”
Posted in America, Science, tagged America, News media, Science, Space, the '60s, TV, Walter Cronkite on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
400th Post — Factoids
Posted in Blogging, Family on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the 400th post on the Webner House blog, where the first post appeared on February 1, 2009. Since that time our little blog has received 4,230 views, with 263 views coming on our busiest day, May 25, 2009, and a total of 130 comments. Recently we’ve passed a few other milestones. We’ve seen [...]
Buzz Aldrin Votes For Mars
Posted in America, Science, tagged Mars, Space, space exploration on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In view of some of the space-oriented posts on the blog lately, I thought it fitting to link to this article by Buzz Aldrin. Although Aldrin was the second man to walk on the Moon, he argues that the United States should really set its sights on Mars. Space flight to Mars would be a [...]
