ATLAS BLASTED OFF FROM THE CANAVERAL AIR STATION RIGHT ON SCHEDULE ON FRIDAY,MAY 4,2012

                              THE PRIEST WAS BACK ON FRIDAY TO SEE THE ATLAS ROCKET LAUNCH CARRYING A MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE.  PERHAPS HE HAD PRAYED THAT THIS TIME AS HE STOOD IN THE BLAZING SUN ON THE SHORE OF THE INDIAN RIVER IN PAUL'S SMOKEHOUSE PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VEHICLE  ASSEMBLY BUILDING THAT THE ATLAS ROCKET LAUNCH WOULD BE A GO.  THE PASTOR'S PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED AND THE ROCKET BLASTED OFF SOUTH OF THE MASSIVE VAB ON MERRITT ISLAND JUST AFTER THE LAUNCH WINDOW OPENED AT 2:42 PM.

"IS THAT ALL THERE IS?"\\

                        TEN OR TWENTY PEOPLE STOOD IN PAUL'S SMOKEHOUSE PARKING LOT AND WITNESSED THE EXPLOSION ACROSS THE RIVER AND THE RED FIRE BALL ASCEND INTO THE BLUE FLORIDA SKY.  A LITTLE LATER THE RUMBLE OF THE ROCKET LAUNCH CAME ACROSS THE RIVER AND COULD BE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR ON THE  TITUSVILLE SHORE.  EVERYONE GOT BACK IN THEIR CARS AND TURNED ON THE RADIO.  THEY ALL LEFT THE PAUL'S PARKING LOT WITH PEGGY LEE SINGING ON THEIR RADIOS:  "IS THAT ALL THERE IS?"  YES AND IT'S A BLAST.