Month: June 2024

  • pale blue dot

    I have always thought that the image called the Pale Blue Dot was taken on a flyby of the moon by the crew of the Apollo spacecraft.  This is the image we all remember.  It was taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, showing earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the spacecraft circumnavigated the…

  • running uphill

    The running journey started long times past with modest goals.  Simply to run every day and begin to see the benefits of stronger legs, to run back-to-back basketball games with the young guys.  Of course, at the start it was a challenge; and then you surprise yourself as your weight drops and your lungs expand…