Friday Donuts

Friends, The fastest known object is S4716, a star orbiting the black hole at the center of our galaxy at 8% the speed of light. While I’m sad to report the orbit is not donut-shaped, you should know that at that speed, 60 seconds is equivalent to, wait for it, 60.192 seconds on Earth. I know … meh! If you want to experience serious time dilation, TON 618 is the place to be. Weighing in at 66 billion solar masses and with a nice donut-shaped accretion disk, a minute at the edge of the event horizon would be 26 years. Take that, sub-light speed travel! On an admittedly much smaller scale, I was recently caught breaking a parking lot’s 3 km/h speed limit. In my defense, I was running to get my cosmic donut fix. No time dilation required ... as for waistband dilation, that's a topic for another day. Happy Friday!

Friends, When life gets busy, it’s tempting to go into check-the-box mode. Everything from work projects and personal errands to TV series and family commitments can feel like yet another box to check in an endless to-do list. We forget to enjoy recreational activities and be present at important life events because we’re already looking ahead to the next task. At times like these it’s good to slow down and think outside the box we’ve put ourselves in. Why not grab a donut and think inside that circle. Don't be a square ... get around! Just saying. Happy Friday!​

Friends, Six day weekends are a great chance to disconnect from the circus. News of floods, fighting and foreign leaders being praised for their great (native) English fade as hikes to lakes, waterfalls and Inca ruins take center stage. Closing all three rings on my Apple Watch ceases to be a rare occurrence as I fill my lungs with fresh air, take in the sights and play the tourist. All good stuff! If only all of my colleagues had a two day workweek, the dreaded “welcome back” workload wouldn’t feel like being thrown to the lions. Fortunately a donut or two can help soften the landing. Happy Friday!

Fr iends, When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to have a three day weekend so as to overindulge in hot dogs, beer and fireworks, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should also consume more than their fair share of donuts. I leave it up to you to determine which truths you hold to be self-evident. H appy Friday the fourth! Nothing shouts "America" louder than Metallica at Mile High