Very Large Dream
Since I'm on the road, I suppose I should be
writing more travel-themed entries. At first, it
seemed too obvious, but since I've seen some
interesting things in the last week, perhaps it's
not such a bad idea.
Yesterday, as I crossed the mountains of western
New Mexico, I came over a rise and plunged into a
wide valley. There, lined up like white tin
soldiers, stood the 27 antennas of the Very Large
Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
With each dish measuring over 80 feet in diameter
and weighing 230 tons, the VLA presented a very
impressive sight, even from miles away.
I've wanted to see the VLA since long before the
movie "Contact" made it famous. I don't know
whether it's a fascination with the site's
mission—to seek out the mysteries of the
universe—or simply awe of the monumental,
Christo-like scale of the array. Whatever it is,
standing in the shadows of these gargantuan seekers
of knowledge was the realization of a long-awaited
dream.
©2003 Michael
Strickland ALL RIGHTS
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What is "The Daily Strick"?
I have long called
myself a writer, but too often I don't do
what a writer must do daily: write. So
you, dear reader, are the beneficiary of
my resolution to make a positive change in
at least one area of my life. Every single
day of this new year, I will write
something, anything, and post it here
(though some days' writings might be
posted late, if I am out of town—such
as right now). It is my intention to use
this daily exercise to jump-start my
too-long-dormant creative energies, and
perhaps generate some worthwhile material
this year. Hopefully you will find at
least an occasional amusement or insight
in my daily musings.
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