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This was a real concern during the Gemini spacewalks. Gemini IV was the first one and they had a hell of a time getting the hatch closed due to the suit pressurization. That was unexpected and the Russians had the same problem (they deflated Leonov's suit to a dangeous level) and of course they didn't share that info with us. Ed White was the strongest astronaut and if not for that they may not have gotten it. Then later on Gemini 9 for the next spacewalk, Deke Slayton pulled Tom Stafford aside and gave him the directive that if anything happens to Gene Cernan on his spacewalk he has to cut him loose. There's no way they could get a dead or incapacitated body back inside the capsule and close the hatch with just one person doing it, from the other side. Those capsules had two hatches, one for each person. Cernan did have a hard time on his walk as he did things White didn't. It was very exhausting. He would sweat and then the visor would ice over. He's using his oxygen. Comms were bad between him and the ship. He was very overheated and his heart rate got up to 195. He had to be ordered back in. All the things that seems like common sense now were being figured out. Like having footholds and bars to grab onto. They didn't know that. Otherwise, you touch something in zero G, then it pushes you away. You try to exert force and you just spin around (Think about sitting on a sit and spin as a kid, that's what it's like). Gravity is what allows you to open a jar of tomato sauce with your hands. Anyway.... in Stafford's book he said there was no way he would have done that, he would have fought it until the end and probably try to re-enter as best they could together knowing it was a suicide mission, rather than let two dead people and their ship orbit the earth. After the conversastion where he was told to cut him loose, Cernan asked Tom "What did Deke want?" "oh it's nothing"

I bet Florida loves that.

All the talk about going to Mars.... I'm still not convinced we'll do it as humans. The moon is roughly 240,000 miles. Mars, because of the different points in orbit between that planet and us ranges from 35-140 million miles. In perspective scale, shrink the earth to the size of a typical globe you'd see in a school... the moon is 30 feet away. Mars would be a mile away. That 30 foot journey took 3-4 days during Apollo. If people are willing to go there and stay... far more likely. You can find tons of discussions out there on the subject.

A spur of the moment of rage that overtakes logic and reason, like it's not even you doing it...... kind of like when Clemens threw the bat at Piazza in the world series.

Has there been an analysis done on the 2024 election to see who voted, who didnt, who switched, etc.? That's where we will find our answers. Did people switch from Biden to Trump? Did people vote for Biden in '20 then not vote? Did people who didn't vote in '20 come out for Trump? That kind of thing.

And was there grief between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox? I believe about 20 year ago they removed their "excommunications" from each other. It was one of hte Orthodox sects.

Taken from the Meteosat-12 satellite the momente of the vernal equinox. That's when the sun is directly over the equator, entering the northern hemisphere and the line runs through the North and South poles, shown here.

I want to know. Seems like a double whammy. You lose 2 home games and they get priority on merchandising.

Among space fans there's a lot of arguing about the whole "stranded" and "rescue" operation regarding Butch and Suni yesterday. For those who don't pay attention to those things, they were not stranded and not rescued. They flew a Boeing Starliner in a Crewed Test Flight, one of the final, if not final, steps to certify Boeing in the Commercial Crew Program. They didn't like something on the service module so rather than take an unnecessary risk, they kept them on the ISS and they became part of Crew 9 which was coming up to the ISS a few months later, minus 2 astronauts. THis was all done in the summer of 2024. Now we have Musk and Trump trying to take credit for things already decided and Musk saying things like "We offered Biden a chance to go get them but he turned it down". That would have been a dumb decision, wasteful, and not really practical as it's not like driving a car.

Not sure where we left this but as expected the "JFK Files" dump was a turd.

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Because of the ages of my kids I went through a period where I missed out on some great shows. Just didn't have time. From around 2006-2013. Always had stuff going on in the evenings and by the time we finished it all, it was 9 pm and we were tired. When Better Call Saul was announced we decided to binge BB to be on target. Mad Men and The Wire are two shows I really want to get into but there's too much stuff now to stay on top of. We started The Leftovers and also want to go back to that and finish off, especially after watching Severance and White Lotus. And White Lotus... damn. Started slow but this last week was legendary. I like that show because it's easy to watch. I love severance but it works the mind. That's good. But I like the Sunday night vibe of White Lotus, you can chill and enjoy the troubles of the uber rich without having to concentrate and pay attention to every detail. There's a place for style.

I'm still getting emails from the Tigers about their new Home Plate Club. That tells me.... they ain't selling that well. I'm a nobody. A partial ticket holder not affiliated with a company or anything like that.

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/hospitality-tourism/dearborn-inn-reopens-after-extensive-renovations?share-code=17423861381165070-195ae8c164a&utm_id=gfta-ur-250319&fbclid=IwY2xjawJHmZJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYY1ffCUeUIDj5BSmdyGAYqqLxQcN28BGwGUvlyB92tpuQNB7A358f5ecA_aem_LLmCbyDDnLk6dUzMkL0S7A This is a gift article. The Dearborn Inn will be reopening after 2 years of renovations. That Vagabond cocktail bar looks amazing.

I thjnk Emmy voters suffer from a serious case of groupthink. Zero creativity. The flip side to BCS’s goose egg is when others get the awards repeatedly.

yesterday was St Patrick’s Day and I’m stunned I never saw this footage. Durum this scene in the Fugitive they used the real parade. In one shot you can see the reactions of the people. That was not scripted. I also think when Harrison Ford grabs a hat that wasn’t either.

Yes. It was very good. in fact it's probably worth reading again.

I always viewed the Olympia thing as related to Little Ceasar's for some reason. But Olympia arena makes sense.

Following up… if he cares so much about Gibby why would he air his dirty laundry and jeopardize what he’s trying to do with his foundation? Are we to believe Gibby or someone close to him griped and Shep found out? Crappy friends if true. Everyone knows how vindictive the Ilitch family can be. That’s why I think he’s lying. Those around him wouldn’t do that. But Shep has to play “look what I know and you don’t” in his search for relevance.

But they could have had those conversations 3 weeks ago. That’s why sheps tweet is bull****. 2 weeks ago everyone was ok with his “limited” schedule. Now we are to believe the Tigers weren’t?

Reading up on this again in the News has me ticked off even more at the Shepard tweet. Guess the dude has to get his podcast going. He’s starting **** that doesn’t need starting.

I mean are people going to forget where they are at? I wonder if they've replaced the handful of Comerica Bank signes around the stadium?

I like the script.

I just went with the idea it had to be a younger person and "Why would they make a movie about a relatively young person" and death is what I came up with. All the President's Men is a great call. I love 70's movies. They were so tight. I watched that for the first time a few years ago. I peeked into Moneyball some more b/c I had a feeling the guy who played Justice might be close.... but 4 years off.