Sherman Alexie says every word posted to your blog is a word not written in your novel.  Ouch.

So here's a picture instead.  I'm sad to see the space shuttle program end; sad for the scientists, engineers and others who are now jobless; sorry that for millions of kids, there is no career path to being an astronaut in the United States anymore.

The last American space shuttle, re-entering Earth's orbit in July 2011