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“Missed it by *that* much!”
-Maxwell Smart

Is it possible for men to have pre-natal regrets…those about themselves and not their children? One of mine would be missing out on the great space race. I was born a few years after Mr. Armstrong set foot on the moon and was too young to appreciate the Skylab & Apollo/Soyuz missions at the time.

My love of space came from reading up on the past NASA missions, watching the brand new Space Shuttle fly in the yonder, and enjoying fiction on the subject in a number of mediums (”The Right Stuff” and a slew of 70s sci-fi films immediately come to mind). While what I experienced was immensely influential and exciting, everything I’ve read about the cold war nature of the 60s space race leaves me wanting for a similar feeling of importance and excitement.

Fortunately, within the next ten to twenty years, we’ll all get a second shot at it. Enter the race for the first to back to the Moon and in conjunction, the first to the planet of Mars! China has stepped up their space program in leaps and bounds by becoming the third country to ever send it’s own citizens into space. They placed a satellite into orbit around the moon last year and have stated they foresee a manned mission in about 10 years. Soon after that announcement, the Bush administration announced NASA’s plans to return to Luna by 2020. Russia has also mentioned returning in roughly the same time frame. Welcome to our second space race, folks :)

While we’re waiting, we have brand new pictures and videos of the moon to enjoy. JAXA (The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) has a satellite called KAGUYA (aka SELENE) orbiting the moon and taking the first High Definition pictures and video ever of our favorite satellite. For example:

I’d highly recommend taking a gander of the HD movies KAGUYA is taking…they’re quite breathtaking. A little taste of the glory that is to come. :)

On this day, 19 years ago, the joy that is Dreams Come True was introduced to the whole of Japan via their first self titled album, and their first single, ‘Anata ni Aitakute’. In the years since, their own brand of pop, jazz, latin, r&b and more has captivated millions throughout Asia and amazed those of us outside of Asia who swear by them (and think the rest of the world doesn’t know what they’re missing). 50 million copies later, they’re still going strong!

Happy Anniversary, Miwa & Masa!

Here’s to another two decades! :)

What is it about urine and fecal matter that influences people to forget their core principals?

Is your life so busy? Can you not take even a minute to head towards the sink? Is “99 44/100% pure” an offense to your soul?

It still boggles my mind how often I see people head from the urinal to the door. From the stall to their lunch. It’s almost infuriating, especially when you see them touching door handles and shaking hands afterwards.

Anyone want to participate in a YouTube project? It’s called “Drive-By Cleansing”. We roll up on those who’ve just exited without washing and confront them with a resounding “Go back in there and WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!” (Protection will be provided by always clean fighting legend Kimbo Slice)

Seriously folks…your mama taught you better. You make life harder every time you do that shit…

And…Purell is *NOT* a substitute…it’s a compliment.

(And don’t even get me started about folks who bring food into the stall to eat….@_@ )

I’ll start this off by saying that while I didn’t vote for the winner of the Ohio primary, I was not at all surprised with the results. What did surprise me was how the rest of the country (and the news outlets for that matter) seemed surprised. Obama was down by a good 20% only a month ago. You know how difficult it is to make up 20%? The fact that he was able to get it down to 10% was impressive to me. (He made up even more in Texas and may actually end up with more delegates after their caucus is sorted out)

It also didn’t surprise me because Ohio has a secret that’s only seems to be known by those who have lived here. The secret? Southern Ohio is “The South”. Take away the three metropolitan areas (Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton) and you have ‘The South’ minus all the black people. For those that saw the 60 Minutes feature on Ohio, the city featured was smack dab in middle of GoodOleBoy Land. Is it any surprise why that guy still believed Obama was Muslim?

On a different note, I want all those non-Buckeyes reading this to know that Youngstown is NOT an important city in Ohio. It’s a freakin’ disgrace of an area. If you want an abandoned rust city, with mob ties and whose favorite son is a congressional convicted felon (Jim Traficant), you got it in spades in Youngstown. It makes for great press due to its continually depressed nature and both candidates fed it to the media who ate it up. I can safely say that no one outside of Youngstown gives two shits about the place and would prefer money be invested elsewhere in the state. Youngstown is the armpit of Ohio…in every possible way.

(I think I threw up a little when someone referred to this area as the “Akron-Youngstown” area….)

Don’t be fooled: Neither democrat will be able to deliver Ohio in November. You take “The South” and add in corrupt ass boards of elections ( *cough* Cuyahoga County - Cleveland *cough*), there’s no chance in hell. This is the state where “secure” voting machine company Diebold is based for crying out loud…ain’t gonna happens, folks.