--I think of the Artemis mission astronauts heading back to Earth today. I read about all the processes that have to happen for them to have a safe return and not burn up in re-entry or sink to the bottom of the ocean.
--Earlier this week, when war drums rattled with what seemed to be threats of nuclear annihilation, I thought of the astronauts who might have to stay in space longer--but how long is possible? I thought of all the songs and novels that have stranded astronauts as part of the plot. Happily these space travelers are returning to a world that has not been decimated by a nuclear weapon.
--It has been a good teaching week, as last paper assignments start to come together. But we're all tired. It's palpable.
--I had three spots biopsied when I went to the dermatologist in March. Happily, two of them are benign, but the one on my back is a Basal cell carcinoma. So I go in later today for additional scraping and burning (but no stitches). And happily, no melanoma. Not a huge deal--I'm at the point when I feel lucky that it can be done in the office, with no stitches. And it's not a melanoma.
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