I’m So Sad

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The first week in my endeavor to build a Twitter following I was shocked to see someone special I know of, but have never met, followed me. I was sent an email telling me so. I didn’t believe it at first, so I checked it out. It was, in fact, his account. He always posts the most interesting things. I love his pictures of objects in space (he’s a scientist after all). Although I was a foreign language teacher most of my life, I grew up around the space program. My father worked at North American Aviation when they broke the sound barrier, and later when they became Rockwell International and sent people to the moon. I even applied for the Teacher in Space Program. I was one of 10,000 applicants of the 50,000 who had initially requested applications. You know I didn’t win, because the teacher who did died in the tragic explosion. It was surreal seeing that happen, knowing it could have been me. But why am I sad today? My Twitter friend’s account has been suspended. I’m sure he did nothing wrong. It must have been hacked. He’s outrageously famous (don’t ask, I won’t tell), so I guess it’s to be expected. I miss his tweets. I hope Twitter is able to get him back up and tweeting soon, and I hope he still follows me. I’ll follow him again, as he adds lots of fascinating information to my day. Do you have a five degrees of separation story?