February 14, 2019

2019.02.14
My battery is low and it's getting dark.
Paraphrase of last transmission from Mars Rover Opportunity, June 10, 2018
good night, sweet rover (see also xkcd's tribute)


( via cracked.com's 30 Fascinating Facts About All That Candy You Love )
From a FB tuba group I'm in...


"Many slightly over-weight children who do not have a lot of spare energy are very happy on the tuba. [...]You do not need an agile brain. [...] Responsible, good-natured boys who are happy belonging to a group can be content in band or orchestra playing what seems like endless oompahs to an outsider."
Guess they got my number!