This Is What I Think.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Today is 11/26/2025, Post #2





https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sen-kelly-says-pete-hegseth-133943786.html

Yahoo! News

Good Morning America

Sen. Kelly says Pete Hegseth 'unqualified' after being bashed over display of medals

MEGHAN MISTRY and JON HAWORTH

Wed, November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM PST









The Stand - complete edition, by Stephen King

(from internet transcript)

excerpt, Chapter 4

He took another “downer” and looked into monitor 2. This was the one he liked least of all. He didn’t like the man with his face in the soup. Suppose someone walked up to you and said: You will spend eternity with your phiz in a bowl of soup. It’s like the old pie-in-the-face routine: it stops being funny when it starts being you.










2005-06-22_1-3
2005-06-16_7










1970-12-22_1-1

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001098









From 12/22/1970 ( ) To 7/3/1995 ( NASA Atlantis and Russian Mir joint news conference from low-Earth orbit - United States space shuttle Atlantis orbiter vehicle mission STS-71 ) is 8959 days

From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 5/14/1990 ( scheduled from 05/21/1983 - departing as enlisted {non-commissioned officer} US Navy Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2)(enlisted paygrade E-5) Kerry Wayne Burgess my Honorable Discharge from US Navy active service ) is 8959 days









From 6/12/1946 ( premiere USA film "Somewhere in the Night" ) To 12/22/1970 ( ) is 8959 days

From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 5/14/1990 ( scheduled from 05/21/1983 - departing as enlisted {non-commissioned officer} US Navy Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2)(enlisted paygrade E-5) Kerry Wayne Burgess my Honorable Discharge from US Navy active service ) is 8959 days









Ted Cruz

From Wikipedia

Rafael Edward Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013.










somewhere-in-the-night_00h00m10s - Somewhere in the Night (1946)
somewhere-in-the-night-1946_00h-06m-39s - Somewhere in the Night (1946)









https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kelly

Mark Kelly

From Wikipedia

Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, retired astronaut, and former naval officer

commanded STS-124 in 2008 and STS-134 (the final mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour) in 2011.

STS-134

Main article: STS-134

STS-134 launched on May 16, 2011.

Papal blessing [Superstition]

At 4 pm PDT on May 22, 2011, the European Space Agency and Italian Space Agency arranged for a call to Endeavour by Pope Benedict XVI [Superstition]. During his call—prompted by the discovery of a gash in the Shuttle's fuselage—Benedict extended his blessing to Giffords, who had undergone skull surgery earlier in the week. The event marked the first time a pope spoke to astronauts during a mission.









https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-to-space-station-the-pope-is-calling/

CBS News

Earth to space station: The pope is calling

May 21, 2011 / 9:42 AM EDT / CBS News

Last Updated 8:55 a.m. ET

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Pope Benedict XVI called the combined crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station Saturday, wishing shuttle commander Mark Kelly's gravely wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, a steady recovery and asking station flight engineer Paolo Nespoli how he endured news of his mother's death in the isolation of space.

Speaking from a desk at the Vatican, the pope [of the Catholic-Superstition] focused on the role of science and technology in solving problems on Earth and inspiring young people









https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-134

STS-134

From Wikipedia

STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6) was the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Mark Kelly served as the mission commander.

Launch date May 16, 2011

May 17 (Flight Day 2 – OBSS inspection)

On flight day 2, the crew of Endeavour completed several tasks in preparation for the docking on flight day 3. The first and most important of these tasks was surveying the shuttle's Thermal Protection System (TPS). The Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was used to survey the wing leading edge and nose cone. The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS, or Canadarm 1) was also used to look at the thermal tiles









From 2/22/1932 ( the George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly known as Aurora Bridge) dedication Seattle Washington State ) To 5/17/2011 ( ) is 28939 days

28939 = 14468 + 14471

From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/13/2005 ( as Kerry Burgess my official United States Veterans Affairs hospital in Seattle documents includes: Other Medications - Risperdal started 6/13/05 ) is 14468 days

From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/16/2005 ( as Kerry Burgess my official records United States of America Veterans Affairs hospital includes: Date of Admission, psychiatric unit ) is 14471 days









https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-to-space-station-the-pope-is-calling/

CBS News

Earth to space station: The pope [of the Catholic-Superstition] is calling

May 21, 2011 / 9:42 AM EDT / CBS News

Last Updated 8:55 a.m. ET

Heat Shield inspection

The shuttle Endeavour's crew used the ship's robot arm Saturday to carry out a close-up, focused inspection of a damaged heat shield tile on the belly of the orbiter to help engineers determine whether the ship can safely re-enter Earth's atmosphere









by me, Kerry Burgess, Posted by H.V.O.M at 1:10 AM Thursday, June 02, 2011

[Titled by me:] United States Navy Cross 1995











https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBB9sAitVTE

STS-134 Crew and Space Shuttle Endeavour Return Safely

NASA {from YouTube}



- by me, Kerry Wayne Burgess, posted by me: 2:17 PM Pacific-timezone USA Wednesday 11/26/2025