Wednesday, April 28, 2010

...engineer this


I figured out the drapery hardware, widths, finishes, diameter of each pole, size of rings, supports and required finished lengths. The TV shelf required off angle mitering, back, side and front supports and decorative trim embellishments. What an engineering feat! If anyone thinks that design doesn't require math skills, 'subtract' that from your reality. On this day in 2001, engineer and multimillionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist.
Space tourism is the phenomenon of tourists paying for flights into space. Orbital space tourism opportunities are limited and expensive, with only the Russian Space Agency providing transport. The price for a flight brokered by Space Adventures to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft is around 20–35 million dollars. Come fly with me! Wait. The mortgage is due again this month. Maybe next time. Shown today: "Butterfly Garden Needlepoint Pillow."
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." Walt Disney