BeachSounds

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

- Arthur C. Clarke

My name is Kerry Cox and I live in Seattle. This is a collection of photos, songs, links, quotes and poems I like. I post my original poetry and photos here:
http://kerrycoxpoetry.tumblr.com

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6:52 PM
August 30th, 2012

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The moon, it turns out, is a great place for men. One-sixth gravity must be a lot of fun, and when Armstrong and Aldrin went into their bouncy little dance, like two happy children, it was a moment not only of triumph but of gaiety. The moon, on the other hand, is a poor place for flags. Ours looked stiff and awkward, trying to float on the breeze that does not blow. (There must be a lesson here somewhere.) It is traditional, of course, for explorers to plant the flag, but it struck us, as we watched with awe and admiration and pride, that our two fellows were universal men, not national men, and should have been equipped accordingly. Like every great river and every great sea, the moon belongs to none and belongs to all. It still holds the key to madness, still controls the tides that lap on shores everywhere, still guards the lovers who kiss in every land under no banner but the sky. What a pity that in our moment of triumph we did not forswear the familiar Iwo Jima scene and plant instead a device acceptable to all: a limp white handkerchief, perhaps, symbol of the common cold, which, like the moon, affects us all, unites us all.

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E. B. White, July 26, 1969

Also see Carl Sagan echo the same sentiment in 1971.

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