Just some of my thoughts
Here is an article about the discovery of the evidence that proved the Big Bang Theory of the Universe. I had the honor of working for Bob Wilson, one of the scientists who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work. I worked at the site of this legendary antenna which is now a national landmark. Tomorrow, the site becomes a public park.
Please read the NY Times article.
Every few years, we should get a colonoscopy. This is so things that could become problems are detected early. I’m about to head to my procedure. The past 29 hours, I have fasted and subsisted on clear liquids. I have taken the liquid treatment which makes my body purge its contents. The liquid doesn’t taste as bad as it did in recent years, and that’s a blessing. The purging is the most unpleasant part of the whole experience. It makes me tired and hungry, and my body and mind are weak. I feel like I took medicine to make me sick. I had a feeling I should not urinate while standing, and that turned out to be spot on, because spontaneous defecation can occur.
I will be anesthetized, and there will be no pain. The worst is already over, and I’m still at home. I was able to work while taking in nothing but Gatorade. I took today off work. I’ll go back to work tomorrow.
While the liquid treatment no longer tastes horrific, making Dave Barry’s column from 2008 somewhat inaccurate, I recommend that everyone read it, or at least everyone who thinks they will reach the age of 50.
https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1928847.html
Marshall Walter ("Major") Taylor was born in 1898 in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Taylor was the first African American to achieve the level of
cycling world champion and the second Black athlete to win a world
championship in any sport. This was when cycling was one of the most
popular spectator sports in the world.
Taylor encountered racial
prejudice throughout his racing career from some of his competitors. In
addition, some local track owners feared that other cyclists would
refuse to compete if Taylor was present for a bicycle race and banned
him from their tracks.
Major Taylor won his first significant
cycling competition on June 30, 1895, when he was the only rider to
finish a grueling 75-mile (121 km) road race near his hometown of
Indianapolis. During the race Taylor received threats from his
competitors, who did not know that he had entered the event until the
start of the race.
Taylor turned professional in 1896, at the age of eighteen, and soon emerged as the "most formidable racer in America."
As
a professional racer Taylor continued to experience racial prejudice as
a Black cyclist in a White-dominated sport. In November and December
1897, when the circuit extended to the racially-segregated South, local
race promoters refused to let Taylor compete because he was Black.
Taylor's
legacy lies in his willingness to challenge racial prejudice as an
African American athlete in the White-dominated sport of cycling. He was
also hailed as a sports hero in France and Australia. Taylor, who
became a role model for other athletes facing racial prejudice and
discrimination, was "the first great Black celebrity athlete" and a
pioneer in his efforts to challenge segregation in sports. He also paved
the way for others facing similar circumstances.
Taylor explained
in his autobiography that he had no other African Americans to offer him
advice and "therefore had to blaze my own trail."
Excerpted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Taylor
A film about Major Taylor was just published by WTIU, Indiana Public Media.
A full length film, titled Whirlwind, is being produced and is still seeking funding. Please see https://www.worcesterwhirlwind.com/
