Thirty-nine years ago tonight, I was being a bad boy. At age 17, I was working as a nurse assistant at a Boston-area hospital, and my charge nurse asked me to check on a patient's restraints. I refused to go. I was watching coverage of the only time in human history that a person would FIRST arrive at a place other than earth. I guess the powers that be did understand; I kept my job.
Neil Armstrong's simple lunar declaration of a "giant leap" in the evolution of humanity reminds us today of our potential for greatness as a species, if only we continue to think of building instead of destroying. And, The U.S. space program stands as a reminder that our technology CAN be second to none, if we choose it to be. Metrication will surely help. -- Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc. www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA +1(432)528-7724 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
