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This just in, “The Japanese may have the answer to the Solar System’s origin.” Then again, they may have blown $200 million. But before I get into the core of this timely issue, let’s check your understanding of astronomy:

T F 1. The Feds current tax dollar squandering is an example of a ‘black hole’.

T F 2. The Milky Way is owned by Iowan dairy farmers.

T F 3. Libras will discover a ‘special’ someone today by facing the North Star and kissing a red-haired troll.

There, that wasn’t so bad. You have a good mind, just quit watching the dang TV.

It’s too early to tell if the Hayabusa spacecraft container recently retrieved in the Australian Outback was able to capture a sample from the Itokawa (pronounced: ?–took–?–w?) asteroid. But the prospects have scientists practically leaking through their Depends. (more…)

I, for one, believe Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire Jim Joyce was right in making a boneheaded 9^th inning call in the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians game the other day. Sure, it cost Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Who cares?! At least it breathed life into the game. What could be more torturous than watching 26 Indians batters retired in succession? Okay … I guess listening to former president George W. rationalize waterboarding, something he confuses with a boat-oriented aquatic sport, would be worse.

There have always been terrible calls in baseball. I’m sure you can think of a few. I know I can’t. Some say the call was the sorriest in baseball history, others a “teachable moment,” while Al Gore claims it, “was caused by global warming.” But really, let’s stop this sensationalistic finger pointing and get on with life. I’m sure Galarraga has pulled out a clean pair of socks and moved on. So what if, since 1880, there have only been 20 perfect major league games? Injustices happen daily — as clearly evident by Sarah Palin freely roaming the streets. (more…)

Startling news! A study by the Pew Research Center (who coined the phrase, “Put your shoes back on!”), finds nearly 49 million adult children in their 20’s and 30’s flocking back home. This large population afflicted with job losses, lack of employment, or nostalgic feelings to be nagged to “clean up your room” is now being called the ‘Boomerang Generation.’

By definition, a boomerang is a bent wooden projectile that, when thrown properly, returns. Concerned parents are now asking the question, “If a boomerang kid returns, what the heck did I do wrong? Do I need to flick my wrist more?” Noted sociologists, eking out drab lives studying pie charts, look at this question and surmise, “Hey, my desk is on fire!” They’re experts on social behavior so very little surprises them. (more…)