I read last night that we’ve had as much rain in the last two days as we normally get in the entire month of July here in Austin.
Currently there is a driving, soaking rain falling outside again, so heavy I can barely see the street out front.
“Never give your critical faculties away to people in power, regardless of how admirable they seem to be”
- F Herbert
Me, today.
Currently reading: Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos) by Dan Simmons 📚
Phases and Stages
I’m reorganizing this space to import my non motorsports posts from my old wordpress blog. There are over 1700 entries there, as I’ve had that space for a very long time. I dont intend to bring them all here, just a subset. so far the importer seems to be doing rather well.
“The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed” - William Gibson
“Photography is truth. The cinema is truth, twenty four times a second…”
-Jean-Luc Godard
my Letterboxd profile
Letterboxd I really like movies…
Sunday Morning
Good Morning. Im beginning my day with some Miles Davis courtesy of KUTX and Sunday Morning Jazz, which I enjoy to no end. Summer has arrived here in Texas. I walked Miss Betty this morning at about 830, and it was already 84 degrees. We’re no where near as hot as it usually is this time of year, and we’ve been thankful for the cooler weather so far, but I can’t help but think Mother Nature is saving up to give it all to us at once.
“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.”
- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
The result was a fine cup of Alfred’s Blend 👍🏼
I had a coffee pot misfire this morning. I pulled the pot out for my expected delicious cup only to find it full of grounds and water still. I salvaged the day with a careful cleanup and hot water added to the very strong brew, americano style.
Knowing Someone
Silly statement, there have been literally endless pages written about the impossibility of truly knowing someone, regardless of how relatively close they were to us in our lives. I’ve been thinking lately though about how little I truly knew about my mother after her passing this last November. Today this was put in my mind by a memory of something she found amusing. There is a scene in the movie Jumping Jack Flash with Whoopi Goldberg, where she is being pulled behind a car inside a phone booth.
It is the want of happiness that makes one unhappy, not the absence of it.
Is the process more important than the product?
I’m decompressing to some of the best come-down music ever written and recorded. Moonlight Sonata. (Ludwig Van - obviously)
One should never underestimate the restorative powers of a truly hot shower. Even if that shower is taken in what could pass for a Sadam-era murder chamber.
We are having one of those days that defines spring time in Texas. We need the rain, and we love just sitting around on these days spending time together.
falcon 9 starlink launch
Some super cool footage from the Falcon 9 launch tonight. This booster has flown 7 times before.
Next up!
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Mission.