Both Lovell and Swigert thought that the bang—or shudder—had come from the lunar module, and as Haise emerged from the tunnel Swigert shot out of his seat and slammed the command-module hatch shut behind him. Haise scrambled to his seat—the right-hand one—for the master alarm was now sounding in his earphones. Swigert had noticed an amber caution light glowing overhead. It didn’t signal trouble in the oxygen tank, because that alarm system was still tied up by the low-pressure warning in the hydrogen tanks; rather, it signified trouble with the electrical system, the controls for which were near Haise. About this time, the Flight Surgeon, Dr. Willard R. Hawkins, noticed that the pulse readings for all three astronauts had shot up from about seventy to over a hundred and thirty.
17 April 2024
15 April 2024
Aristotle's cardinal virtues
Prudence, justice, temperance, and courage.
from the Nicomachean Ethics
25 March 2024
About acting...
First of all, to have a career in this business is extremely hard. To have a long career is even harder. To have a long career where you’re getting good work is almost impossible.
-- Michael Imperioli
"Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us" (interview)
The New Yorker
March 24,2024
"Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us" (interview)
The New Yorker
March 24,2024
23 February 2024
"Crazy" translated
I hate the implication that I was creating drama. It’s like when men use the word “crazy” to describe an ex. The translation is: “She expected emotional maturity from me.”
30 January 2024
Oh sure, you're funny now...
[T]he champion golfer Lee Trevino remarked, “When I was a rookie, I told
jokes, and no one laughed. After I began winning tournaments, I told the
same jokes, and all of a sudden, people thought they were funny.”
--Evan Osnos
The New Yorker January 22, 2024
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