Michael Jackson, a True Hero?

I tried to hold off this as long as possible.  I am simply overwhelmed by the reporting of the MSM of the death of Michael Jackson. It seems that it wasn’t too long ago, that the same media organizations that are now apparently leading the way in calling for the Sainthood of Michael Jackson, were [...]

A Space Milestone!

Have you ever wondered how many humans have traveled to the final frontier?  I know that with all of the Shuttle flights, and Soyuz flights to the International Space Station, it might seem like a couple of thousand people have made that trek!  But, that would be wrong!  More?  Less?
When the Shuttle Endeavour blasts off [...]

First Planet Discovered… Outside Our GALAXY!? (Maybe…)

I’m sure that many people are aware that astronomers are scouring our own Milky Way Galaxy looking for evidence of planets orbiting other stars.  So far, they have discovered over 300 planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.  These planets are known as  extra-solar planets, or, exo-planets.  They range in size from a few times [...]

That’s It! We’re Done!

I never really thought I would live to see the day human civilization collapsed.  Today is such a day.   As I roamed the blogosphere today, it just made me more firm in my belief that we as a species are devolving into something that a tree monkey would be embarrassed to associate with.
Do we [...]

Where Was God Today?

This morning, I awoke to the sad news that an Air France, Airbus A-330, one of the most modern aircraft flying today, had vanished somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean.  The Flight left Rio on a routine 11 hour flight to Paris.  Some 3-4 hours after taking off, 12 messages were automatically sent to the Air [...]