Hello hypothetical readers, Life here is a notch or two up on the difficulty scale here at Broadhead Cottage. We’re safe and healthy overall but there’s certainly a weight over things, like a weighted blanket you’d love to get out from under. I’m going to put all that aside, as I said, we’re safe and …
Author Archives: Andy Kelly
Do anything, do something
Hello from my home office. I’ve been walking outside more, never as much as I’d like. I’ve been drinking tea and sitting with a book for a few minutes in the afternoon. I’ve been working to be kind to myself, to set meaningful, attainable, goals. I’ve been doing yoga more consistently. I’ve started to take …
Monday Night Risotto
A few weeks ago I read an article Chessie sent to me: Cooking Complex, Time-Consuming Meals Taught Me to Be Patient With Myself This article is very good. A great reminder about doing things for their own sakes, that good things take time, and that your kitchen should always be filled with music. I came …
Reading: January & February 2019
I’ve resolved to spend more time reading in 2019, with some more focus on short stories. I resolved, in what is my only specific New Year’s resolution, to read 100 short stories in 2019, in addition to reading about the same amount, in total, of material as I did last year split among short fiction, …
Cubesat Catalog
There appears to have been a lot of work in the last few years around the “small launch” segment of the spaceflight industry. Lots of companies are designing, building or flying rockets to compete for the market in getting small payloads into LEO, which has previously been done with extra space inside second-stage fairings in …