FROM THE READER
LEFT BRAIN VS . RIGHT BRAIN — A LOVE STORY
I ’ ve always been an aviation , spaceflight and science geek … an art geek too , which usually gummed up the whole notion of happy self-geekiness . Blame it on a wrestling match between the left side and right of the brain — logical and technical versus emotional and creative . Trying to be equally faithful to both sides of the command center is like fidgeting with the autopilot as we fly through life . Tighten your seats ! But I ’ m not much of a straight-and-level pilot anyway , so it ’ s been a good ride .
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My 1960s childhood was fired up with the most exalted triumph of 1960s adulthood — the space race . It consumed me . The unbelievable technology , the daring pilots , the brainiac engineers and the whole history of flight made their mark on my impressionable little noggin . In my comfy world I couldn ’ t care less about the politics of the space race ; it was just plain exciting . By the time Apollo 8 gave humanity its first view of the Earth , followed by the Moon landing and some moments of global unity , the whole endeavor seemed to be part of a greater good .
I wished to someday work at NASA , but engineering wasn ’ t for me , and perfect vision was a requirement for becoming an astronaut , so near-sighted Teddy remained a happy little aviation and space geek with a penchant for writing , visual arts and drama ( or maybe just being overly dramatic ).
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