Screaming in a vacuum…

In space, no one can hear you scream, but, if you’ve seen the blockbuster movie Gravity, you’ll know that com links do a pretty good job. The hype for this movie has gone over the top. One film critic called it the “best movie ever.” While I lauded it in “News and Notices…” last week, I ask: really? Better than High Noon? Inherit the Wind? Blade Runner? But I digress. My main point relates only a bit to Gravity. The last week, and all the time during the government shutdown, I wished I was in...