12/30/2022 0 Comments Radio silence wine![]() The first space communion was only experienced by two men, but it hasn’t been forgotten by the wider world. Serafim of Sarov, a Russian Orthodox saint, to space in 2017. And Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov took a relic of St. Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon reportedly recited the Jewish Shabbat Kiddush prayer in space (he later died when Space Shuttle Columbia exploded in 2003). In 1994, three Catholic astronauts took Holy Communion on board Space Shuttle Endeavor. Though the press did report the fact that Aldrin would bring communion bread on the spacecraft, he kept the ceremony low-key and, out of respect for the debate over religion on the moon, kept the ceremony confined to the spacecraft and not the surface of the moon.Īldrin wasn’t the only astronaut to experience religious rituals in space. When Aldrin told the flight crew operations manager about his plans to broadcast his communion service, the manager told him to go ahead and have communion, but “keep your comments more general.” Though O’Hair’s case was ultimately dismissed, it made an impression on NASA officials, who worried that any overtly religious display might open the agency up to another lawsuit. Lenn lives in Miller Place, NY with his wife Nena, son Jackson and daughter Anna.A handwritten card containing a Bible verse that Buzz Aldrin planned to broadcast back to Earth during a lunar Holy Communion service, featured in a space-related auction in Dallas, Texas, 2007. Lenn is also on the board of directors for Drink Local Wine, and is the creator and founder of TasteCamp, a yearly regional wine immersion event for writers and bloggers.Īn admitted riesling and cabernet franc fanatic, he’s intensely passionate about eating drinking local and the many local wine regions of America. ![]() RADIO SILENCE WINE PATCHSince then, the site has become the premier source for independent New York wine commentary, reviews and news.įormerly the editor of the Long Island Wine Gazette, a contributor to Edible Brooklyn, wine columnist for and regional editor for Appellation America covering the Long Island and Hudson River Valley regions, Lenn contributes to Edible East End, Palate Press, Patch and is the wine columnist for Dan’s Papers in the Hamptons. RADIO SILENCE WINE PROFESSIONALA digital and content marketing professional by day, he founded in early 2004 to share his passion for the wines, beers and spirits of New York State. Lenn Thompson, a proud Pittsburgh, PA native, moved to Long Island more than a decade ago and quickly fell in love with the region’s dynamic and emerging wine community. Even some of that tension and electricity I love about German bottles. One of the best Long Island…no, New York…rieslings that I’ve had recently.Has the right balance between residual sugar, acidity, fruit and minerality. Paumanok Vineyards 2006 Semi-Dry Riesling ($22).Simply put, I’ve had no better rose from the 2006 vintage. It really brings the best of barrel and steel fermentation together. Really enjoying this as a casual sipper but it has a layer of complexity that the 05 didn’t have. Roanoke Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay ($18).That is why you haven’t heard much from me over the last week or so, and likely won’t hear much until post-launch.īloggers, don’t you hate it when your day job gets in the way? □īut, a few terrific wines have made working pretty much around the clock a little more bearable of late: But, that flexibility hasn’t existed for several weeks (if not longer) because we have a big project, that we’ve been working on for well over a year, that will come to fruition this Friday evening as we launch a new version of our website. That offers some level of flexibility which is great when one has a side career in food and wine writing. ![]() It’s a job that I enjoy because I can do it from most anywhere, at most any time of day or night. RADIO SILENCE WINE SOFTWAREAs many of you know, I spend my days working for one of the world’s largest software companies as the content manager on our Internet marketing team. ![]()
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