11/08/2023
Kate Stone Lombardi
“I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.”
So says Rick (played by Humphrey Bogart) to Ilsa (Ingrid Berman) in the iconic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”
The quote came to mind while looking at the latest images from the Euclid telescope, which is mapping our cosmos. Try to wrap your head around that one. Mapping our cosmos. The five photos released by the European Space Agency really need to be appreciated on a huge screen, but here’s a link to one story about the endeavor.
As I look at images of our awe-inspiring universe, my stress about an issue with home owner’s insurance doesn’t seem quite so important. In fact, most of my problems don’t amount to a hill of beans.
Here’s lookin’ at you, kid.