Abc News reports Armageddon!

I'm an alumni of ABC-TV. Years ago I worked at WBKB-TV (now WLS-TV) in Chicago. I loved it. So-o-o, I'm usually keeping one eye on things (pardon the CBS pun). Well...Last night they had a special hosted by John Stossell on what will cause the end of the world. Not exactly an uplifting thought, but Summertime TV is usually rank anyway. So, I turned it on at 9:00PM only to find out it was a 2 hour special. I missed the first half. I missed the Great Volcano that would destroy the Earth... Oh well!! Missed a few others too, but they went in reverse order anyway so I knew that I was going to see the highest probability Armageddon, and an hour of listening and watching how mankind was going to be destroyed was enough before bed time anyway!

The Giant Asteroid: Geez! Odds are we are going to eventually run into a really big piece of space rock. It'll make a huge spash in the ocean and cause a Sunami that will destroy all life on Earth (time to recall how to convert cubits into inches). OK...That's a possibility. Stossell interviewed an astronaut who had the only "viable" fix for this problem. We'd fly a space craft up next to this huge asteroid way out in space, and the gravitational pull of the space craft would change the course of the asteroid??? That's what he said! There are a couple of problems here. First, we don't have a space craft...Not even a design or a plan to build one. So... We'd need to find a very young (preschool) astronaut who believed in the project and start the design ASAP. Hopefully we could get something flying before our preschooler was eligible for retirement! By the way, Stossell did admit that you should not attempt to blow up the asteroid in space. That would give you thousands of various size pieces, possibly radioactive. Not a good idea. So much for Hollywoods plan!

Global Warming: It was really interesting until they broke out today's leader of the Global Warming campaign. None other that Mr. "I invented the Internet" hisself. Al Gore. He introduced himself as the man who used to be introduced as "the next president of the United States". Now that was a great line! Unfortunately, he continued talking. I remember when Mr Gore was interviewed during the beginning of the Kosavo battle. The "White House" was reporting that the Russians were holding ranks at the border until the rest of the UN forces could be staged. CNN was reporting that the Russians had already been on the move and now controlled the border. Later that day, VP Gore was interviewed and asked how and when he found out that the Russians were at the airport. His response was "I saw it on CNN". At least we knew then where the "White House" was getting the intelligence from. At the very least, CNN had video proof!! You've got to hand it to Al Gore. Nothing ever sticks to him, it's always over there or somebody else. He always knew how to (try to) pass the ball. They need a spokes person with some knowledge and without a political agenda. I get the impression that Al really does not like George. What say you??

Now I'm not the guy to argue that Global Warming is a problem or isn't a problem. But, it seemed a bit far fetched to me to use armadillos moving to the Northern States as proof... Or flowers that used to bloom in late August now bloom in July as some evidential matter. Or to blame the Bush administration for not acting on something whose trend is traceable over 50 years and use the "Inventor of the Internet" as the spokesman. Doesn't this cause the credibility to at least wobble?

Buried in the back of the news this past week was the result of yet another scientific study on the subject. This time scientists have proved that the Ozone layer has been getting thicker and denser. Front page was Pluto is no longer a planet.

I am so glad we prioritize the important news!

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Uh oh!!! It ain't over till it's over!! Now, the worlds Astronomers are divided into 2 camps. Those that voted Pluto into dwarf status, and those rebel astronomers who now protest. The rebels look like a really rough bunch too! The even have a petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/planetprotest


Just look at these militants! No telling how far they'll carry this protest. They are a rough looking bunch and they have anger on their side. Will they resort to spray painting the observatories?? Shaving cream on the mirror? Flashlight on the telescopes? Be sure to keep an ear open, because if Pluto remains a non-planet, I am sure that somehow life as we know it will change too.