A summer or love? Or not?

"Other than all this defugalty on Earth, mostly perpetrated by pernicious and truculent forces, this could be a summer of love. All we need do is cast our eyes skyward."

Here we are, after living through the month of April which seemed to have eight weeks instead of four, now this month of June is speeding by like a high velocity bullet. In fact, the 4th of July seems like it is right around the corner. And then...summer will start to wane. Just saying, that every year once Independence Day is over, so is the best part of summer. And then the total confusion on how to do school this next school year will start. But we will worry about that later.

Meanwhile, as we do enjoy what many folks think are the best days of summer, the world continues to be a total mess. COVID might be spiking again, CHAZ in Seattle is still an open and festering wound, and in many big blue cities, cops are on the most wanted list rather than the most loved and respected list. The economy is trying to sputter back to life, and the unemployment rate is still way too high. 

HOWEVER - in the midst of all this mayhem, good things are happening. Yesterday, I watched the first part of the West Point graduation. That was an upper! The young men and women who graduated yesterday are the best of the best in our youth. Quite a contrast from the haters who dress in black and red and seek to destroy this country. The President was there, and addressed the brand new "butter bars". The day was gorgeous, the message was strong, and the entire event was wonderful.

Elon Musk is staying focused like a laser beam on what he thinks needs to be done. His time is split between his Tesla car company, his SpaceX program, and his Starlink program. SpaceX is not resting after the wonderful launch it had a few weeks ago. That was important, but not the final stop in Elon's space venture. He is already eyeing a trip to the Moon, trips up to the ISS for civilians who can afford to pay a high tourist fee, and of course - a manned Mars landing.

Lost in the shuffle with all this other madness happening, is Elon's Starlink program. How is it going? Full speed ahead. Elon keeps sending Starlink satellites up in the heavens, to fill out his broadband network. His first goal is 400 satellites to give minor coverage to the northern United States and southern Canada. Then 800 satellites for moderate coverage. Then 12,000 for worldwide coverage, and maybe up to 30,000 satellites so he can offer different kinds of services. Most of that by the end of 2021. For those who like reliability while surfing the net, this could be a real game changer.

Will our summer go speeding by? Of course - it always does. Will we still have to learn to live with COVID? Yes, just like we learned to live with Swine Flu, H1N1, SARS, MERS and so forth. Will any of our big blue cities disband their police departments? Not a chance. Other than all this defugalty on Earth, mostly perpetrated by pernicious and truculent forces, this could be a summer of love. All we need do is cast our eyes skyward. Bad things may be happening on Terra Firma, but good things are happening aloft.