“Babies have big heads and big eyes, and tiny little bodies with tiny little arms and legs. So did the aliens at Roswell! I rest my case.”
It would seem a bit egocentric to believe we are it in this universe. Those science fiction movies about aliens can’t all be make-believe though I admit most of the the aliens are a bit much, totally unrealistic, in the looks department, but I digress so it’s back to the news. What has happened is the plot of one of those movies is bumping into real life. At the start of the movie Battleship, the scientist notes that they have found a planet in orbit around a sun almost equidistant from its sun as we are from ours. They speculate it has conditions similar to Earth’s and could sustain life. They are sending a beacon to that planet from a communications array in Hawaii; of course, the aliens directed by the beacon find Earth and set out to conquer it. We defeat the aliens, no surprise there. Okay, here’s real life: scientists have discovered an Earth like planet orbiting its sun just a bit further away from its sun than we are from ours. It is the third planet from the sun. Sound familiar? I’m thinking no beacon.
Today is an on again off again sunny day. Earlier it was all sun then all clouds. Now the sun is making a return engagement. The day feels pleasant, no humidity. It is in the mid 70’s. Tonight will be cooler, perfect for sleeping. It is also movie night. We are going to watch Breaking Away. My friends who were apparently brought up in closets haven’t ever seen it. I’m going to buy movie candy: Junior Mints and Malted Milk Balls and they’ll be popcorn.
Everything this morning is very quiet. I don’t even hear a mower. When I was a kid, my neighborhood was never quiet. Every house had multiple children so the place overflowed with kids. The little kids stayed close to home and played in the backyard. I can still see my two sisters sitting on the back steps playing with their dolls. The rest of us were nomads traveling for the sake of traveling. We had the world to explore.
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July 25, 2015 at 12:54 pm
The day started out quite lovely but now the rain is pouring down and the winds are strong. I don’t notice trhe winds much here in my hollow but I can see it in the high trees.
I have never heard of that movie either, I’ve just read the netire plot and can’t remember ec´ver seeing a movie like that.
I’ll watch a movie too tonight but so far I haven’t decided which one. I might start watching the seventh season og Big Bang Theory but once I start there’s no turning back, I sort of like to look forward to watch it 🙂
Of course there must be more out there than just us! What a failure for the universe if this was the only planet with life on and in it 🙂 🙂 🙂 But I do agree, NO! beacon 🙂
Have a great day!
Christer.
July 25, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Christer,
You would like the movie Battleship. I thought it was pretty good. Even the aliens were acceptable looking.
I want some of your rain. It hasn’t rained in a long while. Maybe tomorrow or Monday, but I’m doubtful.
One you watch one, you’ll watch them all. The Big Bang Theory is difficult not to watch. It is so funny!
I figure if they make it here to Earth, they are far more intelligent than we are. People only got as far as the moon then just stopped exploring. That was too bad.
Have a great day and enjoy your movie!!
July 25, 2015 at 1:08 pm
I bought battleship after You said You liked it! and so do I 🙂
Yes that’s the problem, I would have nothing to look forward to until they release the eighth season 🙂
July 25, 2015 at 3:02 pm
Christer,
I knew you’d like it!
I have watched all of it and parts of it many times.
July 25, 2015 at 3:55 pm
Christer – very tough World Cup draw for you with Netherlands and France. England got a very generous group so did Birgit’s Germany.
But first lets play the Euros.
July 26, 2015 at 1:08 am
Hedley!
Yes we don’t stand a chance. At least not as long as they build the entire team around Zlatan. 90% he just stand still and if he has to run more than ten yards he looks like he’s been running for miles 🙂 🙂 Ok, he’s good when he eventually get the football but mostlky he just stand there looking grumpy 🙂 🙂 🙂 At least I have England to look forward to!
July 25, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Unfortunately, Einstein proved that the speed of light is the maximum speed for anything in the universe. If our signal reached them and there were hostile aliens and they figured out how to travel at or near light speed, then we will all be dead when they arrive. Our offspring will have lots of time to figure out a defense. Or maybe we can use Ronald Reagan’s method to defeat the Russian Communists by just out spending them.
Hot again today maybe 100 degrees maybe not. Clear skies and light winds,
July 25, 2015 at 10:23 pm
Bob,
Einstein didn’t take into account other universes. Who knows what could happen?
I doubt our offspring will be all that prepared. They will hold to the belief we are it.
Beautiful day and lovely night in the 60’s.