Aaron Adams’s Blowhard Blog

When the scientifically illiterate drive-by media writes a blurb like this, can we really trust them to accurately portray scientific topics that are of importance to day-to-day life?

I have my doubts that Americans will ever walk on the moon again, or any planet besides Earth. Scientifically and technologically illiterate politicians and taxpayers will take the axe to any such program at the first sign of fiscal trouble. I don’t want to be a pessimist, but I think history has provided some clear examples that, as a country, we don’t participate in many long-term projects that lack an immediate benefit. Additionally, our extreme aversion to risk of any kind will make such an undertaking expensive and complicated to the point of being near impossible to accomplish. As much as I personally would love to be witness to a more active manned space program in my lifetime, I have serious doubts.

Me and my two dogs, Dumb and Dumber.

Compliments of John Gebhardt Photography.

A while ago, I wanted to post something about rich blow-hards, who feel guilty about their extreme affluence, pushing idiotic things like Product(RED) on those of us whose means are comparatively miniscule. When Bono gives up his assets (to the unfortunates he wants to help) and lives on the Dayton, Ohio equivalent of $60k a year (which is pretty comfortable for one person here), I’ll take what he has to say more seriously. I had a whole thing worked up, and then I thought better of it. I benefit more from not posting those thoughts and not receiving the subsequent flak than I do from sharing my brilliant, deep insights with the world. I only have one life to live, and comfort and peace of mind are priceless, and many times self-imposed silence is the best way to accomplish those goals.

But… it appears that someone else has written up something very similar to what I thought (but didn’t write)! Bless this person, because they probably did a better job than I would have anyway. Check out the link.

RETAR(DED)