Sooooo very almost. :)

Peter Clines' "Ex-Heroes" stories are fantastic. I'm almost at the point of grabbing random strangers on the street and insisting that they MUST read his books. :)

I never learned traditonal touch typing; I'm just an extremely fast seek 'n destroy typist :)

If they have an accident with the cryonics system, would that mean HEL froze over?

While they may be structural weak points, I think the potential psychological benefits would outweigh any negatives. The mission specialists being able to see outside for themselves would be a huge factor in keeping them happy and stable. I know the argument could be made for 4 or 5k display screens taking the place…

My older sister got a Creepy Crawlers set for Christmas in the late 60's. It was a blast! We never hurt ourselves on it; I remember being able to walk down to the neighborhood store to buy refills for the rubbery plastic to make the creatures.

I won't remember me after today.

A cartoon I did a number of years ago that seemed appropriate. :)

My high school physics teacher, who also had the school's only computer in his classroom. I wandered in one day to see if I could get a look at the device. Mr. Edwards spotted me drooling over it and asked me if I wanted to try it out. He then handed me the owner's manual, smiled, and then walked away. That was the…

No need for shame! :)

Actually, the Interceptors weren't much different than a number of 1950's designs for interceptors intended to stop inbound nuclear bombers. The interceptor had one nuclear missile - one name was Genie, if I recall - that was launched and guided by ground radar. Very similar to the show concept.

It's obvious that the Empire was looking in Alderaan places.

He did; Aldrin did a lot of the math behind the theories that were tested by the Gemini missions. Each astronaut was given a segment of the programs to "own," such as module design, spacesuit function, etc. Aldrin was responsible for a lot of the planning for testing programs for Gemini, including orbital mechanics.

Aldrin was called "Dr. Rendezvous" by the other astronauts because of his mastery of orbital mechanics. If I recall correctly, his doctoral thesis was on the subject.

There's a sale at Wal-Mart for aluminum foil. You might want to buy a couple dozen extra rolls for your hat.

As a long-time reader of the original Guardians of the Galaxy, complete with Yondu, Charlie-7, Martinex and Major Vance Astro, back when they were fighting the Badoon and long before Nikki came on the scene, I absolutely LOVED the movie version of Yondu!

quote, "And of course there's always The Incredibles, which isn't exactly a comedy but is always worth watching." ... What? The Incredibles most certainly IS a comedy, with some serious stuff thrown in for good measure. "No Capes!!!!!"

No. That wasn't a prediction. It was presented as a bald, declarative statement.

Must be pretty boring to know so much about so many things you have yet to see.

Carp diem!