Good News Of October 2024

Fail

Never underestimate the number of tweets that a high school girl can send. And always check your wireless phone bill. Receiving 1000 tweets on your phone and not updating your text message limit is not smart. Even less smart: not realizing that you've been spending an extra $25 a month all summer because you didn't check your e-bill. Expensive lesson. Really dumb. Epic fail.

http://techland.time.com/2011/09/20/jaw-dropper-18-to-24-year-olds-average-110-text-messages-per-day/

There's a stairway to heaven and a highway to hell, but the midnight train goes anywhere. Trains are clearly the superior transit method.

This was one of the scariest days of my life. I knew that both of my parents were to cross that bridge at around the same time this happened. Those that jumped into the freezing waters to help those in the crash are some of America's greatest heroes.

Thirty years ago today, Air Florida Flight 90 hit the 14th Street Bridge while taking off from Reagan National Airport. It crashed into the Potomac River, killing all but five of the 79 passengers. Summary | Photos | Video of rescue | The survivors | The skies today

Photo by Charles Pereira (U.S. Park Police)

Well, if Einstein said it...

Boston Post, Massachusetts, July 7, 1921

Can't wait to see it!

Europa Clipper is a space mission crafted with one overarching goal: determine if Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa, has conditions suitable for life. Watch launch live on Oct. 14 as the largest uncrewed spacecraft we've ever built begins its journey into the solar system.