simply incredible

in a few days it will be the 40th anniversary of the first time a human set foot on the moon. as it happened a couple of years before i was born, i've grown up just taking this for granted without any real perspective of what an amazing feat it was but the reality is that this is simply one of the most incredible things mankind has ever achieved. to look at the moon from my balcony and try to understand that a few blokes flew up there, went for a drive and a wander around, and then flew back to earth is mind blowing. it's so amazing that there's still many nutters who argue that it never happened. it's hard to comprehend that we can achieve this amazing feat and yet can't achieve a world in which everyone has enough to eat and access to health care. anyway, i'm sure there will be a lot in the news over the next few days about the moon landing and i'll continue to sit in awe and admiration of the men who took the trip all those years ago.