Did you know that Voyager 2 left Earth before Voyager 1? ( Voyager 2: August 20, 1977, Voyager 1: September 5, 1977) Recently, on the nightly news, we heard that Voyager 1 has reached then end of the heliopause (the edge of the solar wind’s influence), and is continuing on into space. I believe they said it is moving at a rate of one million miles a DAY.
I checked the Voyager website, and it’s speed was given in these terms: “Voyager 1 is speeding away from the Sun at a velocity of about 3.50 AU/year….” I don’t have enough math to do the equation, but if you do, you can check to see if 1,000,000 miles a day is correct. Isn’t that an astounding figure?
Daily Archives: November 8, 2003
Favoritism
Recently Bogie directed us to Dawn Olsen’s blog for a post on the subject of parental favoritism. I encourage you to read that post. It has plenty of food for thought.
I come from a family where the parents were divided on the subject. I have three sisters and a brother. Each of the girls felt that Dad loved them the best. We have no idea how he kept from showing favoritism, but he was a master at it. Dad’s been gone almost 20 years, but we are still comforted by the sense of love and family that he instilled.
My mother has always championed my brother. Given the ridiculous lengths she has sometimes gone to defend him, it’s a wonder he turned out so well! For the longest time the phrase “You always DID love him better” would pop up at family gatherings. He would smile a cheesy grin and nod.
One year in an attempt to get even, she had t-shirts printed for the two of them that said “I DID love HIM better,” and they wore them to the family Thanksgiving dinner. It didn’t stop the taunts, but it slowed them down.