I‘m not going to Mars. Just New Jersey! Final tally of reading material that I‘m taking with me:
-7 magazines
-6 books from my shelves
-3 library books
-2 Libby books
-1 book borrowed from my brother-in-law
-1 audiobook for the drive
No, I‘m not going to run the vacuum cleaner or do laundry before I go.
Don't squander a life so miraculously given, since I, your mother, could just as easily have been with my mother that day at the market if any number of things had been different, one of the youngest victims of the atomic bomb and you would never have been born.
But here we are, and here are these men on the moon, so you are on the winning side, and perhaps can live a life that honours that? And Chie had said silently to her mother, yes, I see.
pickPoignant & ephemeral, a galactic meditation on our fragile & interdependent existence. This meticulously researched story gives a glimpse of human perspective from a space station parked on the outskirts of planet earth. It makes us wonder & marvel at the preciousness of time we have here & to synonymously long for a collective march toward valuing & defending her intricate veil of resources.
Maybe one day a robot could do your job…But what would it be to cast out into space creation that had no eyes to see it, and no hearts to feel or exult in it? For years an astronaut trains and prunes and caves and submarines and simulators every flaw or weakness located, tested, and winnowed away until what‘s left is a near-perfect unflappable triangulation of brain, limbs, and senses. For some it comes hard, for others more easily.
pickA beautifully written small book about one day in one flight in space and the six astronauts who inhabit this space ship. In 24 hours, there will be 16 sunrises, 16 sunsets, a typhoon, a death. We read about their dreams, their lives on earth, their thoughts at seeing all the beauty of life from outer space. A very special book.
If Kara was hot up here, it must‘ve been hell down in the packed square. All of Nau Fruma was on a labor strike, and from her vantage point, the protesters looked like a single living organism—angry, undulating.
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Rhee tore a path through the bustling marketplace, kicking up dust that fell slowly in Nau Fruma‘s low gravity. The foreign tourists coughed and complained as she passed, but Rhee ignored them, scanning the fairgrounds for Julian as she clutched his miniature telescope to her chest.
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pickRoach is an enjoyable writer and it was entertaining to read about lesser known problems and solutions of human space travel. Hygiene, separation anxiety, motion sickness, and isolation issues are explored in a witty and informative manner.
I couldn‘t resist sharing my new Kindle case. I think Space Cat would approve. 😺🪐🛸 #kindlepaperwhite
pickGreat book!
From my Mountain-State brother-in-spirit Chuck Yeagar's story to understanding the bigger story of what makes The Right Stuff for any pilot or astronaut, The Right Stuff inspires me to light this fuse on any journey of life!
PS--Watch the movie.
Chuck Yeagar's cameo at the bar is awesomely hilarious!
