The Universe Has Him Now

Robert Epstein   October 7, 1951 — October 11, 2011 Temporal life on worlds like ours is uncertain.  Many of us will die too young.  The universe that so generously gives us life, also takes it away in a heartbeat, for reasons beyond our knowing.  As of this writing, I do not know what propelled my friend, Bob Epstein on …

Sledge To The Face

Steve Jobs set out to change the world; not like a gentle Buddhist, but like a revolutionary, willing to throw a sledge hammer right in your face.

Left For Dead, Left For Good

Left for dead, left for good Left for dead, not understood But you…always came back for MORE

X-MAS Is For Atheists Too

• “I’ve seen things you ‘people’ wouldn’t believe.  Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.  All those… moments… lost in time… like… tears… in rain…” “I want more life,  fucker!” • In a film widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made, a humanoid creature …

Cygnus

Jaded astronomy wonks will typically tell you that with the naked eye most of us can only distinguish about 2,500 stars under ideal conditions. What nonsense.

Life On The World Of The Cross

The soft light of the instrument panel shone off the large eyes of navigator Dorac. He placed the ship into low orbit, approximately over Washington, DC. Pilot Nandon, pressed a series of actions into the ship. The first was her announcement to the entire host: My friends, we are orbiting the World of the Cross; the tarnished shrine of our beloved Creator Son whom the natives put to death. We are now over the capital city of the federation of states known as the United States of America.