I am sure a quick perusal of American history would yield an abundance of occasions in which a President called for American citizens to tighten their belts, rise to the challenge, or sacrifice for the greater good. We certainly hear those sentiments often enough today. So, you can imagine how the following headline in a May 25, 1961 issue of the LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE [1] caught my attention. In this case, President Kennedy was casting a vision for the stars and America’s hope to send a man to the moon before 1970. We were sold and tightened our belts to rise to this other worldly challenge. This Space Race [2] caught our imaginations and propelled us to the front of the line. If only all challenges were this exceptional and easy to embrace.