Author Archives: markd60

Leaking Money.

Posted on by

In the book Artemis, the term “Leaking Money” was used. It kind of struck a chord with me. While I don’t want to be miserly, I too occasionally buy things that, after I bought them, I didn’t really need. Or eat out alone when I have food at home. Or purchase a more advanced version of something I already have that works fine.

I need to come up with a personal code of conduct, a rule of thumb to use to decide when to spend and when to not spend. Do you have any ideas? Program s already implemented? Let me know.

It’s back to work today, running late. It was a good weekend!

Lifes Greatest Mystery

Posted on by

I woke up this morning and began wondering if it was Saturday or Sunday. I brilliantly deduced that it must be Sunday. I got up and my devices told me it was FRIDAY!

Cool beans. Two more days off after today.

Have a good weekend!

Things Named Artemis

Posted on by

NASA just launched a rocket called Artemis to the moon. It has an empty crew capsule, will orbit the moon, return to Earth, and splashdown into the Pacific. There’s an article for you to read HERE.

I am also reading a book entitled Artemis by Andy Weir, (who also wrote The Martian, which became a movie.)

I have been pretty much unable to put the book down since I started it a few days ago.

Artemis is (was?) a Greek goddess. She was very affiliated with the moon, as you can see HERE.

(Not sure if the above image is Artemis or Diana. I guess Diana is the Roman version of Artemis)

Anyway, it’s my Thursday off. It started POURING rain about sunrise strong winds and driving rain. I don’t know what’s going on weatherwise. But it doesn’t matter, I’m just going to be reading my book.

Have a great day!

Missile Hits Poland

Posted on by

..Two were killed when a missile landed on the Polish side of the border with Ukraine. So far, it looks like it was not fired from Russia. I hope NATO can keep its focus.

This Putin guy, as he gets backed into a corner, is more and more desperate, and crazy and unpredictable. To his people, he’s trying to portray himself as a victim and forgets he started the whole thing.

It’s time for him to go.

Two Day Week!

Posted on by

yesterday it was a holiday, today is Tuesday I’m working today and tomorrow and off Thursday and Friday, that makes this a 2-day week!

It was a good 5day weekend, I went diving and went to the beach.

Above are from the 13th, below from the 14th

This morning the news said the 8 Billionth person will be born sometime today.

Have a great week!

Beat To Hell

Posted on by

It was a rough night last night. I couldn’t relax to sleep, worse than normal. I tried breathing exercises and I was so nervous it didn’t work. I listened to some audio meditations and couldn’t even hear them at times. I think most people wake up refreshed and sleep to recover from the day. I wake up beat to hell and spend the day trying to recover from my sleep.

It”s a holiday here today.

Insight Lander New and Now

Posted on by

the Insight Lander on Mars is reaching its end of life. The whole thing is caked with dust and the solar panels cannot recharge the batteries.

The only hope is a little martian tornado come by and blow the dust off.

but it’s probably the end for this Martian Lander and it’s seismograph that measured marsquakes and equipment that listened to the sounds of Mars. Read an article HERE.

Insight Lander is over, just like this week is over. Have a good weekend!

I Remember Three

Posted on by
8 billion

I think I was in third grade,1968, when the teacher told the class the world hit 3 billion people.

Now, according to THIS article, we’re going to hit 8 billion this month. That’s a lot.

i also read somewhere not too long ago that about now the Earth’s population was predicted to be about maximum of what it would ever reach.

Just FYI!

Im off till Tuesday of next week! Have a fantastic weekend!

The Wrong Clock

Posted on by

We had a power outage the other day and I must have set my bedside clock wrong. (Or we had another power outage I didn’t notice). This morning I woke up and the clock said 3:15 and I said “Let me sleep some more”. And then my alarm (on my phone) went off.

i was surprised but we’ll rested.

today is my Friday! Off tomorrow and the next day and all Weeknd!

Have a Great Day!

I Can Now Sit Down

Posted on by

It is 6:48. I got up at 4:55. I just now got to the point where my morning routine is done and I can finally sit down with my coffee. In 9 minutes, I have to leave for work. I have a pretty intensive morning routine. Feed dogs and cats, water plants. Walk dogs, exercise, shower shave and things like that.

its pretty good. It’s a nice morning this morning. Perfect temperature. Yesterday was better though, a little more breeze. This morning, the moon was half covered by clouds, all morning till it set. It was like the clouds didn’t move, for an hour.

Have a good Tuesday!