Neil Armstrong - August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012

Neil Armstrong, was the iconic symbol of America’s dominance of the 20th Century. When he walked on the moon it was the defining moment of the USA technological and cultural hegemony. From that day onwards it proved to be the crowning moment and the pinnacle from which the decline of the last super power may be embarking on.

When Neil Armstrong said  ”That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, he was either listened to or watched by 500 million people, which equates to 1 in every 6 persons heard him speak. He was one of the most famous persons in the world and went into history as the first human to step on another heavenly body.

Not only was he hero in the sense of being the first man on the moon, he became a hero in his absolute refusal to exploit his fame and was determined not to let others exploit his name. He refused to give out autographs as they tended to end up for sale and when a barber tried to sell his hair he sued and got the person to donate the money raised to charity.

He was passionate about his country’s ability to continue with its space mission and was upset when the US cut back on its space exploration writing in a joint letter with  Apollo veterans Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan that ”…. The United States, the leading space faring nation for nearly half a century, to be without carriage to low Earth orbit and with no human exploration capability to go beyond Earth orbit for an indeterminate time into the future, destines our nation to become one of second or even third rate stature”.

His disappointment with the US position also reflects the anti-scientific agenda with which the US seems to be embarked on. When elected politicians can believe the climate change is a hoax, humans walked with dinosaurs and women secret fluid when being ‘legitimately raped’ to stop pregnancies it is clear that there is a malaise which is bordering on the insane and is not good for the advancement of humanity.

My love for space is directly linked to Neil Armstrong’s journey to the moon in the Apollo 11 mission. When you put yourself in his position as best as you can it can only be sheer wonder that such a magnificent thing could happen. The fact that it was done with a computer which had the memory of 48k makes it even more remarkable. 

Neil Armstrong leaves a wife  two sons, a stepson, a stepdaughter, and ten grandchildren.

Landing on the Moon :July 20, 1969

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon

The Police - Walking on the Moon

David Bowie - Space Oddity

Werewolf or a woman with PMT

A new report from The Medical Journal of Australia confirm my view that full moons mean trouble. In the article they did some research that showed that violence increased and the nature of violence changed when there is a full moon.

This is not new the Roman word for moon is Luna and it is also where the word lunatic comes from ie mad behavior is caused by the moon. Womens pre-menstural tension is also related to the moon which can be a source of grief as many men can tell you.

Landlords of pubs will tell you that the time to get grief is when there is a full moon. Doormen also testify to this and so will gamblers.

Time and time again weird and wonderful behavior accure when playing poker, betting on sporting events. As a rule avoid tempremental animals and dont drink when there is a full moon should be the unwritten law for all gamblers.

Why am I writing this today well in my pursuit to get more money on Rage Against The Machine and being thwarted, I rejected 3 major winning bets. Accrington Stanley to beat Notts County (9/2, 5.5), Joe beating Olly for X Factor (7/4, 2.75) and Ryan Giggs becoming BBC Sportsman of The Year (7/2, 4.5) and I blame the moon, not my stupidity.

This stupidity ‘insight’ led me to play some serious online poker and guess what I lost seriously. Can I blame it on the full moon – you betcha!

Full moons mean trouble in my book, why? Well things go out of kilter for me, it always happen. The days leading up to a full moon and the days after a full moon like a waves from the sea bring grief and slowly takes it away. Granted for some people it brings luck and joy as somebody must be getting the good stuff.

The word lunatic has its roots in the Latin word luna which means moon. Those old Romans knew what they were talking about. In the license trade all publicans hate the moon period because it usually mean fights will be happening and staff lose their minds and decide to nick the money out of the till.

Women also have their periods roughly at the same time of the wax and wane of the moon and all guys over the age of 12 know what to expect when that happens.

I will give you some examples and let you decide if I am talking rubbish. During the moon period!

1) break the bathroom tiles.

2) rip my favourite jeans.

3) row with my squeeze.

4) lose my bank roll on a 2/5 bet.

5) fall out with my new business partner.

6) Get knocked out on the bubble with a pair of aces in the hole

7) get knocked out of another poker tournament with a pair of aces in the hole.

8) rebuild my bank with hard work only to lose it again plus more in a bookie I know is jinxed.

9) meet and then lose the number of a very hot woman.

10) have to watch while my mate scores with the barmaid I have been after for a while.

11) have a new hanger on who insist on telling me his views when I don’t need or want them.

12) cant get rid of the idiot because he is related to my new business partner.

13) have to  get the lights done because I have busted them.

14) was supposed to go to a party but have to stay behind for electricity and plasterer.

All this happened in a couple of weeks, Some people may call it karma as if I had done something wrong in my previous life.I go for a drink and all the pub has to offer is tepid cans of lager. I need some serious luck change or I am going to explode with rage…

I HATE THE MOON!