Category Archives: Minnesota

Impermanence

Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 791ooo miles from home. 108000 miles to L2 insertion. 88% of the way. .1769 mps. Sunshield: 131 F. Primary Mirror: -328 F. Saturday gratefuls: Snow. Fresh and … Continue reading →

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That Small Town Feeling

Yule and the New Year Moon Where is the Webb? 2/3rds of the way to L2! 597000 miles from Home. 302,000 to orbital insertion. Still slowing at .2964 mps. Secondary mirror deployment begins. Mission day 11. Full mirror deployment scheduled … Continue reading →

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Forest Lovers and the World Tree

Yule and the Moon of the Winter Solstice Where is the Webb? Three days and two hours into its flight. Still slowing at .6555 miles per second. 296000 miles from Earth and 603000 miles to L2 insertion. 33% of its … Continue reading →

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Lightning Struck

Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Monday gratefuls: Paul. Ego te absolvo. Christmas. Yule. The Winter Solstice. Another snowless Monday. Rigel protecting us from the runner with a light on his head. Electric blanket. Cold bedroom. Ahh. Putting that snowrake … Continue reading →

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He came upon a midnight clear

Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Thursday gratefuls: Second cousin Ginny getting married, live stream internationally. Saturday. Max, growing. Paul and Sarah, grandma and grandpa. Colorado cold, 24. Snow. Kitchen. Coyote HVAC. Bowe and Jodi. Taj Mahal. My slab of … Continue reading →

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Vayigash and Gaetanos

Samain and the waxing Winter Solstice Moon Sunday gratefuls: Shabbat. The Morning Service. Rabbi Jamie and his grief. The Minyan. The Snow. The cold. Rigel and Kep try to understand the kitchen remodel. Jon. His long nap. Gabe. Ruth. Sarah … Continue reading →

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A busy day

Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Colonoscopy prep. Jon last night. Cancer worries. Jon’s 53rd on Friday. At Gaetano’s. Ruth and Gabe putting their Hanukkah gift mugs in my cabinet. Our cabinet. Cabinets emptied. Whew. Bowe starts demo … Continue reading →

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Week Ahead

Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Monday gratefuls: Ancient Brothers. Da rhythm. Of our lives. Kep and Rigel, a two dog snugged close night. Brian bringing the new cabinets. TSA prechek. Herme coming home. Jon’s 53rd birthday this Friday. Going … Continue reading →

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Dogs. House.

Samain and the Holiseason Moon Tuesday gratefuls: The waning Holiseason Moon, high in the Western Sky. Thanksgiving. Family. Joe. Seoah. Ruth. Gabe. Jon. The Johnson sisters: Annie, Sarah, BJ. Their gifts for Hanukkah. Kep and Rigel. Kate, her memory, alive … Continue reading →

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Third Phase. Fourth Phase.

Samain and the Holiseason Moon Thursday gratefuls: VRCC. Cytopoint. Kate, always Kate. The coat of many colors she made for Joe. Cold weather. The mini-splits, opening their vents, closing them. On their own. One project finished and paid for. Life … Continue reading →

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AncienTrails

We all walk ancientrails. Welcome to the journey.