At some point, the Earth’s core will solidify. When that happens, the magnetic field will collapse. Charged particles from the sun will cleanse the surface of all multi-cellular organisms.
That should give hope to the rest of the universe, unless, somehow, some way, we find a way to establish a foothold off of this planet. In that case, watch out universe!

He may have 100 years. Me, I’m sure I have less.

100 years. Better than the 5 Bowie said we had left…

“Five Years”

Pushing thru the market
square
so many mothers sighing
News had just come over,
we had five years left to cry in

News guy wept and told us
earth was really dying
Cried so much his face was wet
then I knew he was not lying

I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies
I saw boys, toys electric irons and T.V.’s
My brain hurt like a warehouse
it had no room to spare
I had to cram so many things
to store everything in there
And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people
And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people
I never thought I’d need so many people

A girl my age went off her head
hit some tiny children
If the black hadn’t a-pulled her off, I think she would have killed them

A soldier with a broken arm, fixed his stare to the wheel of a Cadillac
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest
and a queer threw up at the sight of that
I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour
drinking milk shakes cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine
don’t think you knew you were in this song

And it was cold and it rained so I felt like an actor
And I thought of Ma and I wanted to get back there
Your face, your race, the way that you talk
I kiss you, you’re beautiful, I want you to walk

We’ve got five years, stuck on my eyes
We’ve got five years, what a surprise
We’ve got five years, my brain hurts a lot
We’ve got five years, that’s all we’ve got

Fuck Russia.

They need to be put on “Ignore”.

Fuck Exxon. Stick your drills up your ass holes you mother fucking greedy fucks.

That is all.

Prague was my favorite. It must have been so different under the Nazis and then the Communists. Interestingly, more people spoke English there than in Geneva, which was good, because I couldn’t make heads or tails of written Czech. At least when I see signs in German, I can sort of figure out what they mean. Not so much with Czech. We did take a three and a half hour bus / walking tour of the city in English. Prague Castle is amazing. It is HUGE! My one regret was everything in the Jewish quarter was shut down because of Passover. I would have liked to roam through the temples and the the other sights.

Zooey, the B-2 is a stealth bomber that may be able to penetrate N. Korea’s air defenses (or maybe not, since they are so layered). The C-130 is a turboprop transport plane. No way it gets near any N. Korean nuclear site without complete control of the skies first (and complete supression of their antiaircraft grid).

Having just returned from Geneva (and Lake Como and Prague; beautiful time of year to visit all three, IMO), my theory is the only one that makes sense to me. I mean, there would be a mountain of leftover fondue, and that’s not something casual observers could overlook. Wait, maybe they hollowed out one or more of their mountains and are storing it there…
Maybe I need to refine my theory a bit.
I just hope I haven’t already targeted myself for liquidation by the Secret Society of the Hidden Cheese…

Sad, dark period in our modern history.

Not as sad or dark as our “Manifest Destiny” eradication of the native Americans in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, but pretty close.

I toyed with the idea of registering as Muslim if they ever had a registry, but the idea of being sent to a camp like the one the Japanese Americans were sent to is too fucking scary.

I dunno.

I don’t even know what I was watching (so the following comments have less credibility than the article I’m commenting on), but it was regarding the latest supposed air strike and when Iraqi security forces got there, there were a lot of bodies, but it looked a lot more like an ISIS IED implosion of the building than a US airstrike. Kind of like they herded all the victims into the building and then detonated it. I guess, to blame us?

Personally, I think Trump has shown restraint from not going on a full out bombing campaign like he stated he would. Maybe too much pressure on the home front?

Believe me, there are lots of reasons why I son’t like the man or what he is doing, but I don’t think he is making a concerted effort to kill as many civilians as he can (at least not outside the US…).

Roger Waters, from “Perfect Sense Part 2”:

Can’t you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollars and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
Can’t you see
It all makes perfect sense

Sad…

Maddow going at this hard right now.

If even a quarter of this is true, Mannafort needs to go to jail, maybe even Gitmo…

and his ex-boss, well, time to go.

Hmm. this got me thinking, “What the hell ever happened to the new Star Trek series that was supposed to start in January?”

Here’s the latest:

https://mic.com/articles/168868/star-trek-discovery-premiere-date-cast-and-everything-we-know-about-the-cbs-all-access-series#.YOdm0L10o

Seems like it needs to overcome some inertia…

I hope it is good. Always was Star Trek vs. Star Wars.

Looking forward to Capaldi’s last season as Dr. Who (not like I was looking forward to Matt Smith’s: I was hoping Matt would go. Going to miss Capaldi..).

Rachel Maddow is becoming must see TV in my household. At least up until Trump gets impeached.
And then we’ll watch the victory laps for a week or two.

Did you see that Bill Barnwell on ESPN gave the Wells signing a D+? Here’s his write up:

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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/Barnwellx2017FAgrades/bill-barnwell-grades-big-2017-free-agent-deals-nfl

After Marquise Goodwin picked up two years and $8 million from the 49ers Wednesday, the league’s primal urge to sign non-Sammy Watkins receivers away from the Bills hit a fever pitch on Thursday with the Woods signing. Los Angeles committed five years and $39 million for Woods to replace Kenny Britt in their lineup, including $15 million guaranteed. This comes one year after the Rams gave Tavon Austin a four-year, $42-million extension with an unreal $28.5 million in guarantees, a deal that might be the worst contract in football this year. Unless the Rams stretch his roster bonus (which would be an even worse idea), Austin is going to get $15 million in 2017, which will be the third-highest cap hit for a wideout in football.

It looks like the Rams overpaid Robert Woods to come to Los Angeles. Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports
What are the Rams getting with Woods? It’s hard to tell. He hasn’t been particularly productive, despite spending all four of his seasons in Buffalo as a starting wide receiver. Among the 33 wideouts with 45 or more starts since 2013, Woods ranks 28th in receptions, 31st in receiving yards and tied for 31st in touchdowns. He’s still young — Woods turns 25 in April — but there isn’t much evidence that he is developing as a pass-catcher.

The other benefit to Woods is his blocking as a wideout, and indeed, he might be one of the best blockers in football on the edge. He offers value there, but how often do teams really value blocking in their wide receivers? Isn’t it likely that the Rams could have picked up a decent blocker on the edge at wideout for a fraction of Woods’ price? Woods feels like a weak-hitting first baseman with a good glove, where the secondary skill is useful but doesn’t do nearly enough to mitigate his missing bat.

Spring snow melts quick. If it really upsets you so much, Florida is always an option. Just saying.

First off, I like Keenum, but understand it is time for Mannion to back up. I hope CK ends up somewhere like Denver, where he may have a chance to start (or maybe not, since Kubiak retired).

For players I’d like to see return, in order: Bennie, McDonald, The Leg, Reynolds.

Haven’t seen enough of Thomas to have a feel either way, but have had enough of a tease to know it is time to part with Quick.

Maybe the players can roll up their sleeves?

Wasn’t that the Jim Burt look (1980’s Giant DL)?