A better way to put it would be - Summer is already here! We felt the heat in mid May and then a cool front moved in. Thank God for small mercies. The roses went into another budding and flowering cycle. The yard looked nice for a little while longer. The next three months will be HOT, no doubt. If the thunder showers keep rolling in every now and then, things will be bearable, if not, we are in for a bad one. I would love to keep the hurricanes out this year. We had more than our share last year, and I would like a nice quiet summer.
On a recent trip to India, I have already experienced summer for three weeks. It was so HOT, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, and while you tried to do that, you could sweat a bucketful. It would be a good bucket to water the plants. Urghhh, I am getting nasty, blame it on the NASA reports where they said that the astronauts recycled even their own urine. Those guys are awesome, what a feat! Rejuvenating a 19 year old telescope and being successful at it, is nothing short of spectacular. Five spacewalks, in a place where space debris is supposedly common these days, dealing with sometimes hard to loosen bolts, replacing gyroscopes that were as large as pianos, they managed to get the thing going for at least another five to ten years. Hats off to you guys!
What I am in total awe of is the fact that people (the number will go up to 6 soon, from the present three) live up there in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). I am particularly impressed given the poor state I am in even after a 9-12 hour flight. These guys live there, and it is not very big. Great going guys!
What an accomplishment for Man this whole venture has been. Space Exploration is simply awesome. What is amazing is that in spite of all we have achieved, NATURE is still so in control. Atlantis could not land in Florida because of all the rain, it had to land in California and NASA will have to spend $ 2 million to bring it back to Florida on piggyback a 747 jetliner. Hurricanes will continue to torment coastal regions and wreck havoc in those areas. Earthquakes will happen, and so will floods and droughts. I wonder when we can find a sure shot cure for these calamities.
Till then, I prefer to salute the people who got us this far, with the hope that they will take us further down the path of wonderful exploration, keeping in mind and respecting the laws of nature.
On a recent trip to India, I have already experienced summer for three weeks. It was so HOT, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, and while you tried to do that, you could sweat a bucketful. It would be a good bucket to water the plants. Urghhh, I am getting nasty, blame it on the NASA reports where they said that the astronauts recycled even their own urine. Those guys are awesome, what a feat! Rejuvenating a 19 year old telescope and being successful at it, is nothing short of spectacular. Five spacewalks, in a place where space debris is supposedly common these days, dealing with sometimes hard to loosen bolts, replacing gyroscopes that were as large as pianos, they managed to get the thing going for at least another five to ten years. Hats off to you guys!
What I am in total awe of is the fact that people (the number will go up to 6 soon, from the present three) live up there in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). I am particularly impressed given the poor state I am in even after a 9-12 hour flight. These guys live there, and it is not very big. Great going guys!
What an accomplishment for Man this whole venture has been. Space Exploration is simply awesome. What is amazing is that in spite of all we have achieved, NATURE is still so in control. Atlantis could not land in Florida because of all the rain, it had to land in California and NASA will have to spend $ 2 million to bring it back to Florida on piggyback a 747 jetliner. Hurricanes will continue to torment coastal regions and wreck havoc in those areas. Earthquakes will happen, and so will floods and droughts. I wonder when we can find a sure shot cure for these calamities.
Till then, I prefer to salute the people who got us this far, with the hope that they will take us further down the path of wonderful exploration, keeping in mind and respecting the laws of nature.
Summer is replacing summer at your place. We are eagerly waiting to see when monsoon replaces summer. It has been a hot one. Every year we repeat saying that this year is the hottest!
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