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It's always the short ones...
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
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Somehow, I didn't know about this:
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lu..._tree.html
Quote:The "Moon Trees"
Apollo 14 launched in the late afternoon of January 31, 1971 on what was to be our third trip to the lunar surface. Five days later Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon while Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper, orbited above in the command module. Packed in small containers in Roosa's personal kit were hundreds of tree seeds, part of a joint NASA/USFS project. Upon return to Earth, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service. Known as the "Moon Trees", the resulting seedlings were planted throughout the United States (often as part of the nation's bicentennial in 1976) and the world. They stand as a tribute to astronaut Roosa and the Apollo program.
The project began after Roosa was chosen for the Apollo 14 mission. Ed Cliff, Chief of the Forest Service, knew of Stuart Roosa from his days as a smoke jumper and contacted him about bringing seeds into space. Stan Krugman of the Forest Service was put in charge of the project and selected the seeds for the experiment. Seeds were chosen from five different types of trees: loblolly pine, sycamore, sweetgum, redwood, and Douglas fir. The seeds were classified and sorted, and sealed in small plastic bags that were stored in a metal cannister. Control seeds were kept on Earth for later comparison. Roosa carried possibly 2000 or more seeds in the cannister in his personal kit, a small canvas pouch that stayed with him as he orbited the Moon in the command module "Kitty Hawk" in February, 1971. Unfortunately, the seed bags burst open during the decontamination procedures after their return to Earth, and the seeds were scattered about the chamber and exposed to vacuum, and it was thought they might not be viable.
Stan Krugman collected the seeds and an attempt at germinating some of the seeds was made in Houston. Somewhat surprisingly, it proved successful and the seeds started growing, but they did not survive long because the facilities there were inadequate. A year later the remaining seeds were sent to the southern Forest Service station in Gulfport, Mississippi (sycamore, loblolly pine, and sweetgum) and to the western station in Placerville, California (redwood and Douglas fir) to attempt germination. Many of the seeds, and later cuttings, were successful and grew into viable seedlings. Some of these were planted with their Earth-bound counterparts as controls, (as might be expected, after over forty years there is no discernable difference) but most were given away in 1975 and 1976 to many state forestry organizations to be planted as part of the nation's bicentennial celebration. These trees were southern and western species, so not all states received trees. A loblolly pine was planted at the White House, and trees were planted in Brazil, Switzerland, and presented to the Emperor of Japan, among others. Trees have also been planted in Washington Square in Philadelphia, at Valley Forge, in the International Forest of Friendship, and at various universities and NASA centers, reportedly in 40 different states. The Moon Tree shown at top left is a sycamore growing at Koch Girl Scout Camp in Cannelton, Indiana and at top right at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. A list of known Moon Tree locations can be found below.
Stuart Roosa was born on 16 August 1933, in Durango, Colorado. He worked for the Forest Service in the early 1950's as a smoke jumper fighting fires and later joined the Air Force and became a test pilot. He was one of 19 people selected for the astronaut class of 1966 and was part of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 9. Following Apollo 14, Roosa was backup command module pilot for Apollo's 16 and 17. He then worked on the Space Shuttle program until his retirement as a Colonel in the Air Force in 1976, the time when many of his trees were being planted.
Sadly, Stuart Roosa passed away in December, 1994. The Moon Trees continue to flourish, a living monument to our first visits to the Moon and a fitting memorial to Stuart Roosa. Believed locations of some Moon Trees are listed below, but no list was ever kept nor any systematic tracking made of the disposition of all the trees. If you know of a Moon Tree, please send a message to dave.williams@nasa.gov.
Apparently, there's one in Monterey, in the park in front of the city buildings.
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You must visit and take pictures!
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Perfect half moon this morning.
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Cheshire Cat smile crescent moon the last two nights. Very nice.
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Loved it.
I've been calling those Rogue's moons - enough light to see but not enough light to be seen. I think I poached that from Robert E. Howard's Conan books but I always say it like it's some sort of ancient name for the crescent moon.
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I remember you saying that many years ago, I think when we were on a road trip, although I may be misplacing it.
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Damn bro, what is with your memory today? The last standing D00Mer left to tell the tale…
Well, apart from the D00M4M here…
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Some things stick, most don't. I'm pretty good at remembering books and movies. The other one stuck because I had never heard it anywhere else, and I'm reminded whenever there's a sliver of moon.
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(04-05-2022, 12:53 PM)King Bob Wrote: The other one stuck because I had never heard it anywhere else, and I'm reminded whenever there's a sliver of moon.
you shoulda read more Conan
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I read all of those (white paperbacks with Frazetta covers) back in the day but don't remember that. So my memory isn't so good after all.
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I'm pretty sure it was Conan.
Maybe it was a Michael Moorcook book.
I'm sticking with Conan.
I got to meet Frank Frazetta in his studio many years ago when I was covering a Tai Chi festival in the Poconos. He had a small gallery and was suffering from the onset of dementia. He was wheelchair bound but his wife kindly showed us the gallery and introduced him because it was one of his "better days." Got to see several of his original canvases. Well, he painted on masonite board. It was extraordinary.
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Half moon beams on me
Through my window to my bed
Must clean my window
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I had tQ close the blinds because the half moon blinded me in the middle of the night.
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