Sha’Carri Richardson. Bring Us Back in February? Changing the Weather. Stop Laughing at Me. Barracuda Never Done Better.
- Quote of the Week: “One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” – Arthur Ashe
Confidence can be defined in many different ways. The Cambridge dictionary defines the word confidence as the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future. After taking in some of the Olympics over the last two weeks, I define confidence in two words: Sha’Carri Richardson. At twenty-four years old, and standing all of 5′-2″, this American track star is known for her speed and vibrant personality. She exudes a massive amount of confidence, best exemplified by the glare she gives her opponent as she streaked down the track to help the U.S. women earn gold in the 4 x 100 relay. Sha’Carri Richardson = confidence. Watch the video below at the .15 second mark.
- Last week’s post had a list of questions, with one of them referring to the two astronauts who are temporarily stuck at the International Space Station (ISS). Last Sunday’s question:
Boeing keeps saying that the two Starliner astronauts are not stranded at the International Space Station (ISS). Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have now been at the ISS for eight weeks after a planned eight-day mission. If they are not stranded, then why not bring them home? Boeing: swallow your diminishing pride and enlist SpaceX to get them back to earth.
Early last week, NASA stated that the two astronauts were “kind of stuck, although certainly not stranded.” Sorry NASA, as much as I admire and follow the space program, this issue with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is problematic to say the least. This is Boeing’s first-time launching astronauts, after flying a pair of empty Starliners that suffered from software issues and other problems. Besides helium leaks, Boeing and NASA now believe there are problems with various propulsion thrusters. Engineers are now determining whether they take a chance and send them home soon in the Boeing Starliner, or wait and bring them back in February 2025 aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Dragon rocket? I mistakenly thought that the SpaceX Dragon could bring them back to Earth soon. I am wrong.
You all tell me, does something seem wrong with these scenarios?
- If you have read justmytake.net over the years, you should be aware of my respect and admiration for Godzilla. As you roll your eyes, just a reminder not to start up the comparisons between Godzilla and King Kong. Please do not as there is NO comparison of the two. Without going into all the data points of comparison, this 2011 weather forecast, at the .46 second mark, again substantiates the attributes of Godzilla. Saving the world one big step at a time.
- A while back I listened to live music at a local tavern featuring a guy and his guitar. Relatively talented, this musician’s playlist covered everything from pop to old school rock. One of his songs, in the day, would have been called a ‘rock ballad.’ When I mentioned this factoid to a friend, she started to laugh out loud and questioned me about the term ‘rock ballad.’ I succumbed to her wrath of laughter and went on with listening to some decent live music. Just for the record, I deem any song within the rock genre that tells a story containing emotion a ‘rock ballad.’ Last week, I was reminded of another genre of rock called ‘power ballads’ which often contain sound driven by drums, bass, keyboards, and big guitar. The vocal component of a ‘power ballad’ has a high value of verse, usually with powerful expressions of feelings and emotions.
I am sure I will be laughed at again but wanted to provide an example of a ‘power ballad.’ Formed in 1975, this Switzerland-based band was known for its big sound that bordered on the genre of heavy metal. To my friend who makes fun of me as a hobby, I give you the band Krokus and their ‘power ballad’ Screaming in the Night.
- Speaking of music, here is this week’s Pure Talent. Combining Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, Nancy Wilson, and Pink equals great music. A couple of years ago, in a tribute to former Foo Fighter’s drummer Taylor Hawkins, this group of great musicians combined to perform Heart’s song, Barracuda. This is another great example of Pure Talent.
Well my friend. Boeing discovered that the hatch on the Starliner is missing 3 screws and few bolts, and that hatch might blow up in space. The hatch was assembled by the same crew working on the 737 MAX. What a joke.. They used to be the masters of engineering.. GREED my friend, GREED! What makes it really bad, no one is in jail and they still get bonuses…
S²: thanks, and yes, the Boeing Company is an example of corporate profit-taking and greed. Actually, very sad.