SKYLAB HAS FALLEN 644

      Skylab Has Fallen

      (This article was written prior to
      Skylab's dramatic splash down. If per chance
      I'm the "one" out of 650 million who gets hit,
      you'll know better next time to pay closer
      attention to my predictions.)

      At the onset, I realized my first prediction
      will upset thousands of my readers
      (optimistic soul, aren't I) who take delight 
     in being superstitious. Because, flatly 
     predict Skylab will not fall on Friday the
     13th, regardless whether there be a full moon
     or not. A black cat may land on you roof,
     but no Skylab.

    Actually, and contrary to NASA's prediction 
     that Skylab will land in the Atlantic on July 11,
    I believe that at least one piece of equipment will
    hang in the atmosphere and wait until the evening
    on July 14, which just happens to be Donna's and 
​    my 13th wedding anniversery.

    It will be on of those rare occasions in
   which I have just finished treating my wife to
    a delicious Eastern Shore seafood dinner.

    The hit will occur about two minutes after
    I've paid the bill. A policeman will rush up 
    to the scene and ask my wife the cause of my
    demise.

     My wife will reply, "I'm not sure, officer,
​     it was so sudden, like a bolt out of the blue!"

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