This is not the usual column. After the loss of Carrie Fisher yesterday at the age of 60, I thought we needed something uplifting that gives us comfort and hope. I am providing a link to the Vanity Fair obituary for our princess, because it contains Carrie Fisher’s signature humor.
I know for many younger readers Princess Leia was prologue. For me (I’m the same age she was) she was a role model. And as Carrie Fisher courageously shared parts of her life, even the not-so-good parts, with the world, Fisher herself became a role model for me, a model of how to be a funny, brave, honest woman.
I’ll stop talking now.
This is what I wanted to share, courtesy of NASA. The camera is mounted on the European Space Agency’s Module Columbus. I think this is quite long, but it provides a perspective. If possible, watch it in Full Screen mode.
Happy New Year.
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Thanks, Marion! I loved hearing your thoughts on this.
And by now everyone knows that Carrie Fisher’s mother died last night. What a tragic week for that family.
I just saw that a few minutes ago. Heartbreaking, although with Debbie Reynolds, like with Adams (Watership Down) it was less of a shock.