Lots of geeking out over the Phoenix mission here tonight. Aquavit gimlets and space travel make a nice combination. I’ve been really enjoying watching NASA TV on their website. Everybody’s so happy that their space robot didn’t crash or get lost. Plus, I suspect there’s been a little off-camera drinking.
First pictures have mostly served the purpose of letting the engineers know that the lander is OK. Higher-res color pics should be available tomorrow.
Apparently there was some sort of song contest in Europe yesterday. This song was not the winner.
I really don’t want John McCain to be our next president. I think it would be an absolute disaster for us. McCain is committed to continuing our idiotic adventure in Iraq indefinitely. He has admitted he knows little about finance, which is worrisome as we head into an economic downturn. His willingness to pander to people he used to mock (like GW Bush, for example) has also been truly nauseating to watch.
But if he wants to quit being a Senator and join the cast of Saturday Night Live, I’m all for it. His bits on last night’s season finale were much more entertaining than earlier appearances by either Hillary or Obama. He was also pretty good when he hosted the show several years ago.
I have no idea why McCain is good at sketch comedy. Maybe it’s because he has so much experience working with speechwriters. Maybe he really does have a good sense of humor. Maybe he has no idea what he’s doing, but fakes it well.
It doesn’t really matter why he’s good. What matters is that he can do the SNL thing far better than the president thing. Lorne Michaels, pay heed. Keep McCain out of the White House! Sign him up for the fall season!
For some the glass is half full. For others, the glass is half empty. For the rest of us, the glass is … what, is this leaking? Where is it all coming from? Is this a dribble glass? Ghaa, now it’s all over my pants.
Also, I had a dream that our local newspaper ran a very nice article about benchilada and his enormous collection of brightly colored yarn. Which he doesn’t have, but it was still a good article.