Why living here is so dang cool

So I was just sitting here catching up on things on the computer when I hear something I think is a car going down the road. I try to ignore it, it didn't stop, only to get louder to the point I could feel it. Then it dawned on me "Oh, crap, the launch!", and simultaneously with the thought I rushed out to the back yard to catch the last half of the Shuttle Discovery going into space. Seeing and feeling it happen is such a beautiful rush of exhilaration. Even after the view of the shuttle was long gone, leaving its large trail and glowing booster rockets gliding back down to earth, you still continue to hear and feel the power it makes. I just love it and can't get enough of it. Definitely one of the great highlights from the move we made almost 4 years ago.