Astrovelo

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #15: 6129 m Total: 93225 m

These images generated by Apple playground based on my selfies don’t look anything like me, at least to my eyes.

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #14: 6043 m Total: 87096 m

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #13: 6025 m Total: 81053 m

My son was hired to play in the orchestra for holiday performances of a choir over the weekend. This was his first ever gig as a musician and was paid very well. Now he is saying that I’ll have to pay the same rate if I want him to rake the leaves and clean the yard when he comes home. 😳

I’ll miss this but they will be playing some good chamber music.

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #12: 6187 m Total: 75028 m

रोहीत आणि विराट सारख्या जुन्या धेंडांना कधी हाकलणार? भारतीय क्रिकेट संघाला अजून किती लाजिरवाणे पराभव बघायचे आहेत? शेवटच्या ५ सामन्यातले ४ हरणं पुरे नाही का?

I just don’t see why I should even care It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

• Not dark yet - Bob Dylan

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #11: 6193 m Total: 68841 m

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #10: 6099 m Total: 62648 m

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #9: 8120 m Total: 56549 m

It is time for listening to the Nutcracker Suite on loop.

Holiday challenge Rowing workout #8: 6027 m Total: 48429 m

Our manuscript describing the preclinical characterization of XBB.1.5 adapted Covid-19 vaccine (2023 version) has been published. Hopefully, the manuscript with data for this year’s vaccine will come out soon in a couple of months.

Rowing workout #7: 6033 m Total: 42402 m

Woke up to find the first snow of this season.

Voyager 1 (launched in 1977) is about 15.4 billion miles away from Earth right now. It takes just under 23 hours for light to travel that distance. NASA engineers have to wait for 2 days to get a response if they send a command to Voyager 1. 🤯

Rowing workout #6: 6022 m Total: 36369 m