Yesterday my good friend Etherbrian was at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center; upon my expressing mild envy at his location, he sent me this picture of coffee mugs bearing my name. I was so delighted that I (literally) leapt from my chair, grabbed my camera and ran to the kitchen to photograph *my* mug, circa 1994:
*sniff* This was my very, very first coffee mug. I bought it while there for Space Academy Level II, just before my junior year of high school. Which I suppose gives you a fair ballpark estimate of my age, oh well. That was a memorable eight days, and I’ve always treasured my mug. (The new ones are pretty too!)
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