Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Aliens Are Coming

I’m getting ready for a Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics lecturer, David Aguilar, to lecture me about ‘how alone we are’ and the likely existence of superiorly intellectual life outside earth. I’ve been getting into aliens way too much lately.
I hate that all we can do is sit back and wait for new information about the universe. And I also think it amazing that Einstein’s theories are still being proven correct. How is it that one guy could be so much smarter than everyone, and why hasn’t there been anyone like him – in fact, a whole slew of people like him – since him? We leave it up to guys like David Aguilar to figure it all out for us – then have to listen while he answers questions from old rich people like, “what is the closest planet to us?” Among other things, I learned that the astrological community believes, based on recent findings and developing technology, that the DISCOVERY of other planets/moons with life on them will happen within the next 10 years. 5 years if you’re a betting man. I also learned that our star is a G Star. I like that.

Approaching the afternoon's options, I could either play 4 more hours of paddletennis or stick around for the subsequent lecture on Viagra and penis enlargement...the choice was clear. I could write a whole new blog on this one, but I'll summarize in one word: microwavable. Do your research, folks.