Hubble-Spitzer Color Mosaic of the Galactic Center
Source: Hubblesite.org
With the 40 Year anniversary of the first Man on the Moon, got to thinking (again) what will be our generation’s contributions to the advancement of Mankind.
Trillion $$ deficits, flipping burgers at McDonalds as a legitimate career choice, SUV’s , bank foreclosures , endless dribble on the Twitter, “boxers or briefs” on Facebook, Michael Jackson and Madonna,sport stars on steriods etc.

Don’t get me wrong, I contribute and enjoy adding my 2 cents worth of dribble on Twitter. It’s like enjoying watching something as useless as “Hollywood Squares” or the long line of nonsense on Television. Good diversion for tired minds after a long day of sloughing out out.

Just like we needed an outlet hundreds of years ago driven by desire to find new trade routes to the Indies, we need an outlet of possibilities with the Galaxy (ok let’s start with our Solar System first) for a population of 6 billion and growing.

Even though wherever we go we will always bring along our nature and by extension our problems , the need for new room to fight it out is key for the human race’s survival. It is not just the once in million year meteor strike , it’s the need to tame a hostile environment because it is there and because there is a sense, hope or pipe dream that this time we will make it better whatever better means.

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