Oh, we did stop the the ol' trusty rusty Alamo. You always hear people say how they expected the Alamo to be bigger, but I find it quite impressive. Especially since it was built in the 18th century originally as a Spanish mission.
Today I had the honor of meeting British theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking. Professor Hawking's book A Brief History of Time is what made him most famous to the general public. He has also done a cameo appearance on The Simpsons! Professor Hawking was getting a tour of the NASA Mission Control by Flight Director, Dr. Bob Dempsey. I arrived after they had completed their tour of the ISS Flight Control Room (FCR-1), but I went downstairs to see him off. I missed out on the photo op, but was fortunate enough to get to see him. I have to say, and a couple other people that were here feel the same way, it was pretty darn inspiring to be in the same room as someone with such an awesome intellect. Working in Mission Control we get random celebrities and professional athletes come through quite often. Unlike the times I have been here for them, this is the first time I felt a little, well, intimidated. I mean, this guy's been compared to Einstein! He has also done so much to further humanity in spite of his fight with Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Last weekend Molly's father John and I golfed at Houston's Tour 18 course - also known as "America's Greatest Eighteen Holes." Basically it's a course that every hole is a replica of one from a famous US golf course. For example, we just so happened to play on the opening day of the Masters, and there were 3 holes that were modeled after the Augusta National (11-12-13). So, we got to see how the pros did on the same holes we played. Admitingly they did slightly better than John and I, but playing this course really gives you a good feel about how hard those famous courses really are.
Here is our scorecard for the day. Like I said, it was quite the difficult course. I felt good to walk away from a hole with a bogey! Not to mention I only play about once a year anymore. It's also a pretty expensive round, but I'd say it's worth it once in a while.
A group of ADCO's took their Russian counterpart to Outriggers. To any ADCO's that may read this that didn't make it, you were missed. Here are a couple pictures...
