NASA has released Snoopy’s updated photos after completing his mission as a Zero-Gravety-Indicator. Here is NASA’s article “Snoopy Returns from Artemis I Mission”. I made Snoopy’s astronaut costume for the Artemis 1 mission in the summer of 2021. The Artemis finally launched to the Moon on November 16th, 2022 at Kennedy Space Center in FL. The total distance that he…
Orion’s Splashdown After 25 1/2 days, Snoopy has joined us back on Earth! His mission ended on the beautiful morning of December 11th, 2022. Exactly as scheduled, the Artemis 1 mission succeeded as Orion splashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja. My family and I crowded around the screen anxiously awaiting Orion’s splashdown live on NASA TV….
“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. ” – Bruce Lee
Honnouji is a well-known scene in Japanese history as the site of Daimyo Oda Nobunaga’s final battle. His trusted general, Akechi Mitsuhide launched a rebellion at the temple in 1582, and destroyed Nobunaga’s life and rule. Nobunaga was the most powerful daimyo in late 16th century, and attempted to unify Japan during the Sengoku Period. “Without destruction, there is no…
Tomoe Gozen “Tomoe was especially beautiful, with beautiful skin, long hair, and charming features. She was also a remarkably strong archer, and as a swords woman, a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot, and handled unbroken horses with superb skill; rode unscathed down perilous descents. Whenever a battle was imminent,…
“Books can break a man open, even ones about a panda, maybe especially so.” – Gregory Sherl
Shogun Calligraphy “The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience. Patience means restraining one’s inclinations. There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient. I am not as strong as I might be, but…
Love (Ai) “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” – Albert Einstein
Cat calligraphy “Confidence, as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I loved cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved.” – Haruki Murakami
