Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Spirit to Remain on Mars


No doubt you recall NASA's "Spirit" and "Opportunity" rovers launched to Mars 6 years ago. And you may recall that hardy little Spirit recently got caught in a sand trap, where it remains after several months of trying to free it.

The information we've received about the red planet is unlike anything we've ever discovered. Now NASA must decide what Spirit is capable of, sitting in the sand.
A wonderful decision: Spirit will become a permanent stationary platform and continue conducting new scientific experiments. But this only if it survives the Martian winter.

A hardy 'good luck' to the "Spirit" of our Martian exploration!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

My Life in 5 Easy Chapters



1.) I walk down the street.
There's a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.

I am lost...I am helpless.
it isn't my fault.
It takes a long time to find a way out.




2.) I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend not to see it.
I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in the same place.
but it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.



3.) I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in...it's a habit.


my eyes are open
I know where I am.


It is my fault.
I get out immediately.




4.) I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it, and....

5.) I walk down a different street.