This issue has been brought up before, on and off YouTube, but more than any of the other spiels I've encountered, the below video articulates some of the key reasons why long-term space exploration for humans isn't viable yet, and probably won't be any time soon:



People sometimes seem to wonder how I could be preoccupied with outer space and yet have no desire to go there; this ^^^ goes toward explaining that.

This guy (and that show) operates on another level

kmc wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:56 pm This guy (and that show) operates on another level

Rewatching S6 Ep3 right now for the third time.

^^^ Ha, re: S6E3, that's one way to conclude a character arc. (Just watched it as I was too busy/tired to get to it yesterday.)

Just read somewhere that the B-52's are having a farewell tour later this year and had an inkling to get tickets to the Chicago show.. and then saw a recent clip of them playing live. Oof, that's not how I'd like to remember them.

I haven't lived through a period with better music than now.

Middle aged man walks a 5k in a 2 year old pair of Adidas skate shoes. Wonders why his feet hurt the next day.....

I sure do love seeing that stupid Dodge Ram logo in my rear view mirror that politely lets me know I'm going to get tailgated for the next bazillion miles in the right lane while the left lane is conspicuously open...

There appears to be, in Los Angeles anyway, a strong correlation between shitty driving and driving alone in a car while wearing a mask.