capable of flying: January 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

What will the new year bring?

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We headed down to Chinatown to see some of the New Year's Celebrations. At the New Year, it is auspicious to offer something sweet, like oranges or donuts, to the dieties at the temple. It is also a good idea to have your fortune told.

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This particular fortune teller is nothing if not thorough. I watched him check and re-check charts and take notes...

I hope he foresaw good luck!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Year of the dragon

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Prosperous and Happy Chinese New Year!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

No going back.

Stop SOPA.

Stop PIPA.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Walk in the light!

"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.”

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

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There are four interdependent elements of flight: Lift, thrust, drag and weight. I will categorize each entry in this flight log/blog according to each of these elements of flight. Many things, for example, will end up in the Weight category. While Weight may seem the antithesis of flight, it is usually the things making up the weight--the passengers or payload--that are the reason for initiating flight. Therefore, no Weight, no flight. Thrust will be the things that inspire and propel me and, hopefully, us higher and farther. Drag will be the things that slow me and us down. And Lift will be those magic moments when we leave the earth and soar.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy