rivervox

Two stories. One, from an acquaintance, speaking about summer plans: "They want to go canoeing but I'm not doing that. I mean, I know how. I did it when I was a kid. But I'm 53 years old and it's not safe." Two, from the local news: "Sunita Williams, a veteran astronaut with roots in Needham, is going back into space. Williams is among a group of nine people who will begin riding the first commercial space capsules into orbit next year, bringing astronaut launches back to the United States for the first time since the space shuttle retired in 2011." Sunita will soon be 53.

There's still time to change the road I'm on.