Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Artemis, inspiration, moon on November 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
To supplement my previous post on the progress we’ve made imaging the far side of the Moon, here are a number of snapshots from the Artemis I Orion flyby.
See the Far Side of the Moon: Incredibly Detailed Pictures From Artemis I Orion Close Lunar Flyby
I’m pretty sure I see a forest. Or possibly Bigfoot’s footprints.
And it definitely looks like cheese.
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, home, Thoughts on November 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
We bought the cat a little toy chicken with a fluffy feathered tail. Here’s what it looked like this morning:
I guess he liked it.
Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, editing, inspiration, moon, NASA, science fiction, Thoughts, writing on November 26, 2022| 1 Comment »
I am working on story edits today and found myself needing to look up a lunar technicality. Next thing I know, I was reading a detailed account of the first lunar spacewalk at Tranquillity Base. I thought you might enjoy it too.
Wide Awake on the Sea of Tranquillity | NASA
July 20, 1969: The day began on the farside of the Moon. Armstrong, Aldrin and crewmate Mike Collins flew their spaceship 60 miles above the cratered wasteland. No one on Earth can see the Moon’s farside. Even today it remains a land of considerable mystery, but the astronauts had no time for sight-seeing. Collins pressed a button, activating a set of springs, and the spaceship split in two. The half named Columbia, with Collins on board, would remain in orbit. The other half, the Eagle, spiraled over the horizon toward the Sea of Tranquillity.
“You are Go for powered descent,” Houston radioed…
This also got me thinking about the farside of the moon. We’ve learned a lot about it since these images in 1959:
First Photo of the Lunar Farside – Moon: NASA Science
Check out the image comparison a few paragraphs in. Or heck, here’s my version:
And since we’re talking about the moon, let’s wrap with an update from Artemis:
NASA to Share Artemis I Update with Orion at Farthest Point from Earth | NASA
Orion entered a distant lunar orbit on at 4:52 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 25, where the spacecraft will remain for about a week to test systems in a deep space environment about 40,000 miles above the lunar surface before beginning the journey back to Earth.
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Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, holidays, home, Thanksgiving, Thoughts on November 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Confession time: We did not celebrate Thanksgiving yesterday.
For scheduling and supply reasons, it’s often odd to celebrate the holidays of a country other than the one you are in. Mr Man was at the office all day yesterday, I was working too, and it all seemed like a bit much.
Today, however, it’s turkey time! Well, not actually turkey, because apparently it’s impossible to find fresh turkey outside of Canadian Thanksgiving (in October) and the frozen variety requires far too much planning. So, roast chicken. Also mashed potatoes and acorn squash and cranberry sauce and stuffing and other dishes that say Turkey Day to me.
Because I want to take time to be thankful, even if I can’t be thankful for turkey.
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Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, holidays, Thanksgiving, Thoughts on November 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”
― Oprah Winfrey
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, #toberead, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, reading, recommendations, TBR, Writers, writing on November 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
This is fun: NPR just came out with an interactive, cross-genre list of over four hundred books they recommend from 2022.
Whatever you’re into, you’ll likely find it here. The list includes everything from science fiction to science writing, to biographies to kids’ books to poetry, cookbooks, humor, history, sports, music and more.
I’ve read some of these books but not most, by any means, even in my preferred genres. The site also includes recommendations from the past decade, for a total of more than 3200 options. Just in case you make it through this year’s list!
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Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Artemis, inspiration, moon, NASA, science on November 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The Artemis moon mission is now underway, which means fun updates like this video flyby of the Moon.
… NASA’s Orion spacecraft performs a close approach of the lunar surface on its way to a distant retrograde orbit, a highly stable orbit thousands of miles beyond the Moon. During the Artemis I flight test, launched on Nov. 16, Orion will travel 280,000 miles (450,000 km) from Earth and 40,000 miles (64,000 km) beyond the far side of the Moon, carrying science and technology payloads to expand our understanding of lunar science, technology developments, and deep space radiation.
— Artemis I Close Flyby of the Moon – YouTube
Check out Orion’s location with the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website: NASA: Artemis I.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Thoughts, Writers, writing on November 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Today, much day job work, which takes up both actual time and mental space. Post lunch, I took a pass at a couple of drabbles but they weren’t ready, started a couple of nonfiction essays but they didn’t quite gel, looked through my files for a quote but didn’t like any of them, then tossed in the towel and went back to my work-related to do list.
Onward!
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on November 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
When it comes right down to it, I want to encourage people to find possibilities, to see paths to improvement. Everywhere. In everything.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers on November 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Every day is a gift. But some days are packaged better.”
― Sanhita Baruah
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