alright, alright. Here's that cookie I promised. In fact, take them all!
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holy thy horses is equally acceptable in my book
Ahem...no chocolate chip cookie?
About the picture...
That's actually one of the things I think about most in my life:
When Carl Sagan was talking about that Pale Blue Dot, I totally agreed with what he was saying. I knew exactly where he was coming from. We are so caught up in the trivialities of day to day matters that our little spec of shit is still there with not just the human race as our ego's love to call it, but life as we know it, and all the ideas and doors of religion. Not that going to work 9 to 5, raising a family, going to a party, watching TV, going to church, becoming a teacher or doctor is bad, it's just when you're going in a circle, you don't make progress if you keep the same circumference of it. I know the public opinion thinks space of something that can be enjoyed in the next blockbuster on film or adventure on book, but that's not the same as actually doing it. That's like Christopher Columbus giving books about the New World and just let people imagine what it looks like and what it could be; that's all. If he sat his ass watching horses play, we wouldn't be here. A lot of people don't take that into consideration,. It's not that they're naive or dumb, it just no one has spoken to them, and how to the average person—space can relate to them. Others might say there isn't enough money, bullshit. There is no such thing as the perfect time. If we waited for the perfect time to go to the Moon, we wouldn't have Apollo 1 all the way to 17. In my opinion a perfect time does not exist, doing it "later" will always be in the later… when it comes to space science.
I could go on, but I'll just say this:
I actually gave two speeches about this, and plan to do more in a wider audience: now I have a reason to travel around the world.
It's not really about making people become scientists or astronauts, it's about getting the average person back into space science and how they can be involved.
How about this for an idea:
A nightclub in low-earth orbit? Spacefirm? Spacesports? Extra-terrestial real estate?
Time to make the imagination a reality and not just leave it for the movies in a passive audience.
As for the ethics of space, the reality is there is no law in the universe that says we could do this or can't do this. We just don't know. All I know is sitting in the grassy field (Earth) wondering what's on the other side of the mountain (The entire universe) isn't going to do anything for mankind and life.
It's an adventure out there, and life's too short to be in that same-sized circle, so to speak.
Peace out, girl scout
Am I allowed to dodge the physical abuse, and just make you rolls? How about some delicious potatorolls with a fat slab of butta?
But egad, it's getting late and I have an early morning. I must make haste...but do keep your bathroom tidy in the mean time? You just might impress me with your tidy washroom
Have an awesome night!
Two chocolate chip lovers? We couldn't be anything less than soulmates. 'Tis our destiny!
Chocolate chip, of course. And for yourself?
If it does, you can haz cookie. If it doesn't, I can haz cookie?
We I wasn't for cerealz until you offered, and then I just had to take you up on your offer. I'll be inspecting it with a microscope and cyber white glove
Ha! I'm soooo expecting this now
gallupa1@msu.edu
pics, or it didn't happen
haha! I knew what you meant.
How's the bathroom? Fresh as roses? Safe for guests? Or only safe for Slant?
Clean yo stinkay bathroom!
Don't be sad; get glad! (and glade, for your bathroom and what not) I iz be back
jenny is the best!
I wanna, but I'm on a computer at work and the connection is all screwy. I've gotta train some new people from 1am-7am too, so I'll probably have to be gone for the night. -
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