tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27313054109094385252024-02-18T21:32:07.819-08:00Infinity WritingsA collection of writings to stand for all of infinitySteven Haslekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723584240691659724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731305410909438525.post-17945643562617450352010-02-02T20:56:00.000-08:002010-02-02T20:56:31.775-08:00The Realm of Space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xpR6BuSvCY8WscL2tgiQV7EhFlPeNY9NAMtirUxA1gCK5WuwfpvxX2i4uEwC821dNdGFkRPw40-teSskLnGVgzVmLjfxeR-YaNeCRveJBAP3xj72oH1Equ2AOWkXXONL8yTY6lN8y9Q/s1600-h/eagle-nebula.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xpR6BuSvCY8WscL2tgiQV7EhFlPeNY9NAMtirUxA1gCK5WuwfpvxX2i4uEwC821dNdGFkRPw40-teSskLnGVgzVmLjfxeR-YaNeCRveJBAP3xj72oH1Equ2AOWkXXONL8yTY6lN8y9Q/s320/eagle-nebula.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The Realm of Space</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13pt;">"</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." These were the words that rang in the hearts and minds of Americans throughout the country in 1969. From that point on, NASA has continued to make numerous advancements in aerospace, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Mars Pathfinder mission. These missions and projects have brought space exploration and our knowledge of the universe to a new dimension. However, even the best projects eventually run out of gas. This year, NASA plans to start the discontinuation their space shuttle.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the years between the discontinuation of the space shuttles and 2014, the U.S. will be forced to catch a ride with the Russians. Boarding tickets aren't cheap; the U.S. will be paying tens of millions for each astronaut that climbs aboard. The Obama Administration may not even consider sending astronauts into orbit this year, as our country faces multi-trillion dollar deficits.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Many people are amazed at the incredible progress China has made in aerospace given the small period of time. Their Tiangong program is expected to launch three Chinese space stations into orbit between 2011 and 2015. The Chinese are even expected to accomplish a lunar landing by 2017 (Tkacik).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">America's engineers in aerospace are far from young; the median age of NASA's manned space engineers is now over 55. More than a quarter is over the retirement age. In contrast, China's average lunar probe engineer is only 33 years old! America's once flourishing nation of aerospace is little more than a dwindling federal program, funded by a growing federal deficit. America's flexibility as a space-faring nation will be severely limited in the years to come, while China's space program will continue to reach for the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The years between the discontinuation of the space shuttle and 2014 are not as bad as they may seem. Shortly after 2014, NASA will begin to launch its new generation of rockets. These rockets are part of the Constellation Program, designed to help put the United States back on the moon and possibly onto Mars (NASA.gov). However, the United States only planes to get back onto the moon around 2020, three years after the Chinese.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Part of NASA's Constellation program includes the Ares rocket and the Orion capsule. Both of these key parts will play an important role in improving the United States' presence on the moon. The Ares rockets are designed specifically to deliver large payloads of food, supplies, and cargo into orbit. Even so, many of the advancements require major funding by the government, something hard to come by right after a recession.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In essence, the discontinuation of the space shuttles will mean the end of our dominance as a space faring country. No longer will the noble words of Neil Armstrong, and the knowledge of space that we once held, be an inspiration for Americans; the era of space flight will be gone - faded and blurred like an antiquated black-and white photograph. This can all change when America finds a new goal, a new inspiration, and a new challenge to unite together and overcome. America's future - our future, depends on this, and a new era of space flight may provide the answer.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13pt;"></span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Apollo program -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Web. 07 Jan. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apollo_program>.<o:p></o:p></http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apollo_program></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"NASA - Steering the Ares Rockets on a Straight Path." NASA - Home. NASA. Web. 07 Jan. 2010. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/09-099.html>.<o:p></o:p></http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/09-099.html></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Piggy-backing Into Space - Political World Online.com." News Forum - Political World Online.com. Web. 07 Jan. 2010. <http://www.politicalworldonline.com/forum/world-news/132-piggy-backing-into-space.html>.<o:p></o:p></http://www.politicalworldonline.com/forum/world-news/132-piggy-backing-into-space.html></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div style="text-align: center;">"Soyuz (rocket) -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Web. 07 Jan. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/soyuz></http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/soyuz></div></span>Steven Haslekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723584240691659724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731305410909438525.post-23683188996442951782010-02-02T00:19:00.000-08:002010-02-02T20:56:50.040-08:00Steven Moore Christmas Fable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDMEPZwEf6jmMYDOC-vnkR_RQaL7B4N4H1QsXP91KgnUTaUXqcjCoWB83VLnZVOOHnKC78rcFeHQ-nSfFlu-nEso7-AMCJZsfjwsp4HzlvMjivSTha3wBgnKL9YQYO7XNC3eacmLQLO0/s1600-h/Winter_Landscape_1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDMEPZwEf6jmMYDOC-vnkR_RQaL7B4N4H1QsXP91KgnUTaUXqcjCoWB83VLnZVOOHnKC78rcFeHQ-nSfFlu-nEso7-AMCJZsfjwsp4HzlvMjivSTha3wBgnKL9YQYO7XNC3eacmLQLO0/s320/Winter_Landscape_1600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I realize that Christmas has long been past. However, this Christmas fable that I wrote still seems appropriate considering this time of year. This short anecdote is the first in my <i>Steven Moore</i> <i>Series</i> that I will gradually release over the course of this new year. Enjoy, and leave a comment!<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;">It was December 23 – the eve of Christmas Eve. The wind whistled as Steven Moore slowly trudged though the thick layer of snow that had built up over the past month. He muttered to himself as the wind blew another sheet of snow into his face, and dug his hands deeper into his ragged coat. As the sun slowly set, he abruptly stopped, and took out a small slip of paper.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">"159102," he said in a low voice. "These are my lucky numbers."<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;">Two Christmases had already passed since he lost most of his money in the Royal Daemon Casino. Since then, he had been living on the streets, earning barely enough money each week to both feed himself and buy a lottery ticket from the local convenience store. Every Friday, he would walk three miles just to see if he had somehow won; this week was no different.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;">As Steven neared the end of his trek to the lottery outpost, he felt a sudden weariness that he hadn't felt before. His legs began to buckle under him, and his hands felt as numb as ice. He barely managed to steady his weary body against a nearby lamppost as he slowly sank to his knees. "Almost there," he murmured, "just a little bit farther." A voluminous gust of snow blotted out his figure.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;">When he finally stopped, he had arrived at his destination. He looked up into the eerie gray clouds, as if saying a silent prayer, and stepped inside the brightly lit building.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">"Lottery ticket number?" asked the woman behind the counter in a monotone voice.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> "159102," he uttered expectantly.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">The woman behind the counter looked down at her computer, blinked and said incredulously, "May I have your ticket, sir? I believe that you may have won!" The woman scanned his ticket once, twice, three times, and then exclaimed, "There's no mistake! You have won 1.5 <i>million</i> dollars!" She tapped a key on her computer and asked, "Name?"<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">"Steven Moore," he replied.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">"Age?"<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> "46," he answered.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">"Current residence?"<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -.5in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;">He paused, and slowly said, "I'm homeless."<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -.5in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">The woman glanced up from her computer, her eyebrows furrowed questioningly and asked, "I'm sorry, did I hear you correctly? You said that you are homeless?"<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> "Yes, that is correct. I am homeless," he replied.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">She frowned and said, "I'm extremely sorry, sir, but to qualify for this week's prize, you need to be living in a residential establishment."<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> "No, please! Can't you make an exception for me?" Steven desperately shouted.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">"There's nothing I can do. I'm sorry," the woman replied sympathetically.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 47.6pt;">The wind whistled as Steven Moore once again trudged though the thick layer of winter snow.<o:p></o:p></div></div>Steven Haslekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723584240691659724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731305410909438525.post-56008304398122772592010-02-01T19:16:00.000-08:002010-02-02T19:47:54.321-08:00The Towers that Stood<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">This is one of my first attempts at a Shakespearian-styled sonnet. Don't forget to leave a comment!</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The Towers that Stood</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i> Written by Steven Haslek </i></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Many long nights to civil-peace we fought,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Far from home in a desert sand slumber,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Towers of glory, hath crumbled to naught,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">War to redress an infamous number.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thousands now no longer present today,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our interest wanes, their fam'lies doth cry,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Support the brave fighters, cut-down each day,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On eagle's wings they to the clouds up high.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At odds issuing to the Pres'dent ere,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Obama, be fain and withdraw thy bail,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For they hath naught could find sins of man there.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The price we must judge, or we may yet fail.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For freedom we stand, and justice we need;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Terror we fight, 'till our very last deed.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gO1IxM1mmnTdxVFeaOB89w5YArOoL77n6OeZt3lYplb3hfGsgi01J49VkwGHVJYP58w8tLsjEtqNctqizdUi3ivY1_jKlOhgEUFdH4XIZxohmLKMTHg75lVUSk_o2LttiAH0k4coGoE/s1600-h/9-11_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gO1IxM1mmnTdxVFeaOB89w5YArOoL77n6OeZt3lYplb3hfGsgi01J49VkwGHVJYP58w8tLsjEtqNctqizdUi3ivY1_jKlOhgEUFdH4XIZxohmLKMTHg75lVUSk_o2LttiAH0k4coGoE/s400/9-11_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div>Steven Haslekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723584240691659724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731305410909438525.post-49013538393303786242010-02-01T13:13:00.000-08:002010-02-03T20:42:46.606-08:00Newton's Apple<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>"The tree must be shaken for an apple to drop" — Steven Haslek [2010]</b></i></span></div><i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWomnZS3ysQBqwX-JgzE08g46IYaIgrINDtLExXFbpXEZDlnPafib0yfYNt3WspDRQFX6sCH17jTIZ3-gfYeIGN3q452eGXMoJeAwzAbZsf3DbsFRmX7X2QElJMi5GCberWt7dtW95RA/s1600/green_apple_fruit_themes_templates.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWomnZS3ysQBqwX-JgzE08g46IYaIgrINDtLExXFbpXEZDlnPafib0yfYNt3WspDRQFX6sCH17jTIZ3-gfYeIGN3q452eGXMoJeAwzAbZsf3DbsFRmX7X2QElJMi5GCberWt7dtW95RA/s200/green_apple_fruit_themes_templates.gif" width="200" /></a>This quote is based off of the classic tale of Newton, gravity, and the apple that hits his head. In essence, this quote means that in order to achieve a goal, you must take an active part in obtaining it yourself. Goals won't come to you; you must go to them.Steven Haslekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723584240691659724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731305410909438525.post-3189546737536951132000-01-01T21:47:00.000-08:002010-02-02T21:49:40.604-08:00Terms of Service<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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