Distant cousins
Tourists; the greater the distance, the more interesting the scenery. At least, if we base the pictures revealed this morning by a long distance voyager. The mission to fly by Pluto is starting to send back images, and I am surprised…
There’s a certain, well, resemblance between the common Moon and the uncommon Pluto. One IS larger than the other, according to Wiki; the far-off cousin is about 70% of the size of our near neighbour. We aren’t apt to land on the “used to be a planet” any time soon, either. Still, just knowing that a dot of reflected light actually has topography will keep the scientists chattering for years to come.
I’m learning that doing a job requires a compromise. Either you have the right tools, or you have the time available. I’m playing the latter game, and gaining a new appreciation for just how hard some jobs can be. This afternoon, I decided to reinforce a bed frame. No big deal; all I had to do was drill a few holes, just large enough to add small nuts and bolts. However, the available drill bits have seen a lot of polyvalent use, this last while. Trying to cut through steel is not like cutting through wood (you knew that already). After a lot of patient pushing that dull drill to its limits, I did get the job done. Next on my list of things to buy; new bits.
I found the wheels for the ergonomic chair this afternoon. They were in a double bag, in a box, inside another box. Even my pseudo-Xray vision can’t beat that kind of masking. I actually found them while searching for a drill bit (see above).
