Dio's Workshop

Successful launch and separation, currently watching flight control as we wait for Starlink reconnection,,, like watching water boil,,,, So far so good though,,,   Looks like they worked out the engine bugs for hot separations. more laters,,,,, Lost attitude control somewhere around 25 minutes,,, doesn't look like a controled re-entry possible,,,, 😦   Better than 7 and … Continue reading Night off, Starship 9 launch

alternative title, SO what! (an all over the place monologue) I was recently chastized for my writing here on the blog.   Which I found characteristicly funny,,,  I was chastized for "Metaphors, Allegories, and euphimisms"   THAT, isn't a bad thing, thats a STYLE, nothing more.    Maybe it could be percieved as 'hiding behind a mask' and … Continue reading Lettin’ go,

Ht to Ox

That three day weekend, thoughts of the past, which is quite funny, since this month to date has been akin to my paddling the eddyline of a tidal rip.  Total chaos of currents under my keel, one minute pushing this way, the next the other, and in a second, caught in a maelstrom whirlpool,,,   Wild … Continue reading Memorial Weekend.

Weather had odd undertones to it today, felt almost electric without cumulonimbus structures.   Every one I talked to at the ramp were hesitant about putting on.  One guy I talked to said the fish were even acting strange.   Laying deep, not responding to usual baits. Doing a little digging getting home, and there is an … Continue reading Just a quick jaunt

God doesn't play with dice,,, But Universe most definitely does,,, Feeling like I've done a turn in a yahtzee cup,,   The pupper on the porch tells me that things are real,,,  they just don't feel real.      I want to take Cozzie to the lake with me, but right now, I need the water time and … Continue reading Random numbers

Like a supernova, bright FIERCE, and fast,,,, Will it always be that way with us?   not anymore he thinks,,, the times are too short now.    But the memories will always hold high places, and the bar risen to new heights for those that seek to replace that star. carry on my wayward son There'll be … Continue reading Remembering the Fire