Wednesday, April 8, 2026

      Earth pictures from the space ship appear on my facebook feed. So beautiful. But the trip itself is not so amazing.  I am a science fiction reader. I have traveled through the universe this last century with the imaginative fiction writers. And yet when I see pictures of the tight space capsule and the four astronauts and their equipment, I am moved.

     After my late afternoon outside chair exercises, I listen to the Ezra Klein podcast with Michael Pollan. I am sitting in the shifting shade of the pine trees. They discuss human consciousness, what is it and how to study it. 

     I continue to slowly read Michael Pollan ‘s book A WORLD APPEARS. So exciting to read about the different scientists and philosophers exploring how we exist. I can’t get enough of these ideas.

    I watch the evening news to see if Trump is really going to destroy our world. He backs down and we all sigh a bit of relief. But the danger is not over yet. Then we watch another episode of DEADLOCH, a screaming Australian comedy murder mystery.  My roommate loves it. Me, not so much.