Yule and the Moon of the New Year, at 4% Crescent The Webb in its L2 orbit: “Telescope deployment is complete. Webb is now orbiting L2. Ongoing cooldown and eventual instrument turn-on, testing and calibration occur. Telescope mirror alignment and calibration also begin as temperatures fall within range and instruments are enabled. The telescope and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Archive for January, 2022
Primals
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Sunday gratefuls: Ruthie’s troubles. Jon’s doing much better physically and fiscally. Gabe’s blossoming into a very sweet, kind kid. Bowe comes tomorrow for finishing work. Rigel wanted a different wet food. Salmon worked. That tenderloin primal and the roast last night. The induction stove. Sparks of Joy […]
Read the rest of this entry »How Can I Cope With Cancer?
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Tarot question: How can I cope with cancer? The spread: 1. Context. 2. Where to Focus 3. Outcome The cards: 1. Ten of Vessels, Happiness. 2. Ace of Vessels, the Waters of Life. 3. Seven of Bows, Clearance. Yes. The […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cancer Wonderland
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Saturday gratefuls: Jon, Ruth, Gabe coming up for supper tomorrow. Kristie, a sweet woman and a good doc. Erleda. Kep wandering the fenceline, picking up his feet and placing them down in the Snow. Safety deposit box in Littleton. Emergency protection. Freddy’s burgers. Mmm, good. Clear driving […]
Read the rest of this entry »Doctors, Remodeling, Thinking.
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Follow this link to see the Webb in a 3d solar system. Friday gratefuls: Brian finished. Bowe comes on Monday and should finish then. Fire Danger low. Snow fresh and white. Mussar class on tzedakah, justice, went well. Jon’s print in a gallery show. Spark Gallery. Oncologist […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Letters Went Flying
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Well. Now you know where the Webb is! Orbiting L2. Getting ready to get its many mirrors in focus. Next steps: cool down, alignment, and calibration. NASA Wednesday gratefuls: Kep and the Pine Needle. Rigel, more adept with her back legs. Torah and the Stars. Sefer Yetzirah, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Melancholy Knocking at the Door of my Heart
Yule and the Moon of the New Year The Webb is at L2! Friend and Engineer Tom Crane says this is the best illustration of L2 and the Webb’s orbit he’s seen. Easier for me to understand full screen. BTW: A Webb scientist said the fuel saved by an efficient launch and insertion will extend […]
Read the rest of this entry »Land, Sea, and Sky
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 99.79% to L2 at 8 am MST. 1900 miles to go. Mission Day 30. Speed now: 450 mph. Next “L2 Insertion Burn Mid Course Correction Burn (MCC2) – Begins L2 Insertion Nominal Event Time: Updated: Launch + 30 days Status: Schedule and Post MCC2 […]
Read the rest of this entry »I love these people
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 98% of the way to L2. 16000 miles to go. 465 mph. Cold side: -344. Hot side: 128. Mission day: 29. The last day of the trip. Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Sunday gratefuls: Susan and her organizing. Jamie, Rich, Irv, Marilyn, Ron, Tara. Judy. […]
Read the rest of this entry »How do I let wu wei guide me?
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Tarot: How do I let wu wei guide me? Avoid-Present-Future Knight of Vessels, Eel. Queen of Bows, Hare. The Hooded Man, #9. The Eel, the Wildwood says, is a symbol for a spear. The Gae Bolga, a spear named […]
Read the rest of this entry »