tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post3194878385581604270..comments2023-11-14T20:44:36.587-06:00Comments on Cosmic Yarns: The Historical Memory of ChildrenRobert Scherrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-58339125903774502492016-02-02T09:01:45.678-06:002016-02-02T09:01:45.678-06:00St. Louis is (or at least was, when I grew up ther...St. Louis is (or at least was, when I grew up there) both heavily German and heavily Catholic. It affected the culture of the city enormously.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-60227181456118523112016-02-02T08:58:53.026-06:002016-02-02T08:58:53.026-06:00So, 9 years old and you knew of someone named Mart...So, 9 years old and you knew of someone named Martin Luther and that he didn't get along well with the Catholic Church? You also presumed that the nuns would have liked to see him dead? Wow. You knew an amazing (if distorted) amount about historical European religious tensions. What does this tell us about Catholic schools in the 1960's? Your name suggests German ancestry, did this, or just living in St. Louis (French heritage, German immigrants ...), perhaps also influence your worldview? Dr. Decayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895468236024101765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-40284043366020059732016-01-19T19:33:27.943-06:002016-01-19T19:33:27.943-06:00I recall one Apollo mission, and not very well. Bu...I recall one Apollo mission, and not very well. But I do have a vivid memory of it. When I heard the name "Apollo-Soyuz," I thought to myself "Oh, that's what the Russians call their capsules!"<br /><br />I also recall thinking, due to an ill-conceived model of the Solar System at a museum, that all the stars orbited the <i>Sun</i>!Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-18809105847182065642016-01-19T18:15:20.213-06:002016-01-19T18:15:20.213-06:00I am about your age, Bob. Honestly I do not remem...I am about your age, Bob. Honestly I do not remember him being assassinated, But if I had, I would have thought that he was our local famous radio announcer, who was Luther Masengil.<br /> <br />Alan Dooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220545185908322136noreply@blogger.com