UPDATE: History of Denial of Life on Mars, One Week Later

Space.com

Ancient lakes existed for hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of years on Mars boosting the chance that life once existed on Mars.

Stay tuned for next week when NASA announces they have made contact with intelligent creatures on Mars that want to take us to their leader!

The History of Denial About Mars

• Pre-1970's  -  There could be life on the planet Mars,
• Viking Landers  -  Mars is a dead, lifeless planet...let's forget about it!
• 1980's  -  There could be frozen water at Mars' poles, or it could be frozen carbon dioxide.
• 1990's  -  Maybe there's frozen water at the Martian poles.
• 2000's  -  There may have been liquid water on Mars millions of years ago, but it's long since dried up and the planet is still dead
• 2010's  -  There is liquid flowing water on Mars, but it's really salty and it's doubtful it supports any life.

When will the government stop the cover-up and admit that there's life and a breathable atmosphere on Mars?

Curiosity discovers ancient streambed on Mars!

Well, it seems the Mars rover, Curiosity, has already started turning up new finds on Mars. NASA has announced today that the rover has discovered an ancient streambed that definitely would have been filled with flowing water that was anywhere from ankle deep to hip deep. The mission specialists say that the worn, rounded appearance of the stones in the streambed indicate that the stones were moved and rounded by flowing water that had to have lasted for years consistently. So this is not just a case of a small amount of melted water from time to time.

Curiosity is on it's way to an area near the edge of the crater it is in to do it's science thing, but the scientists at NASA say that this find is like "insurance" that they're going to find evidence of hospitable conditions on Mars for life at one time!

Here's a LINK to the original story at Astrobiology Magazine.

I HAD AN EPIPHANY TODAY...

I've heard of people having epiphanies, but as far as I know, I've never had one, until today that is. I've been unemployed since last December and I've just started my fall term in community college. I'm only 3 weeks in, but of course in this hectic world we live in today, it's already time to start registering for Spring classes. I've declared a major of "Design Technology". Now, there are several career paths available in this major, when I first happened upon it, I was leaning towards the one they termed, "computer graphics". As time went on though and I actually registered for classes I'd talked myself into trying to pursue a degree that would lead me into either mechanical drafting or civil engineering, both a far cry from computer graphics.

So far, I'd been doing fine in my classes but I started seeing a recurring theme when it came to the areas I'd decided I would pursue, they're very math heavy! Now, I'm not that great at math, but more importantly, I don't really enjoy math. Everything I'm hearing about people that go into the engineering/draftsman fields is that they invariably enjoy math. I don't. So I decided that I would go back to pursuing the computer graphics path in my major, so I went in to speak with my adviser about what classes I should sign up for in the Spring semester. She started off by giving me some bad news. My community college was no longer (starting next semester) be offering the computer graphics electives in Design Technology! Then she saved me by telling me that they were splitting that off from Design Technology into it's own major entitled "Visual Communication". So, while a couple of classes that I'm now taking won't count towards a degree in visual communication, I can still switch majors next semester and pursue what I want to. At this point she got up and asked me what it was I wanted to do as she retrieved some paperwork from a shelf. She asked me if I'd rather pursue a field of "Graphic design", "Web development" or "animation".

It was at this point that I had my epiphany, and it only lasted a split second but seemed to last long enough for me have a whole conversation with myself in my head! I thought to myself, "I don't know what I want to be when I grow up, but I know what I enjoy doing and that's what I want to study at school, and someday, I'll get a job of some sort allowing me to do what I love!" And only a half a second after she asked me that I shouted out, "Animation!" Even though the little niggling voice in the back of my head was saying "Graphic design and web development either one are a better choice, there are more and better paying jobs available for either of them!" But I didn't listen to that little voice that has shot me in the foot so many times over the years and stuck with what felt right.

Sometimes, you've just got to let go and do what feels right. I've worked for nearly 30 years at jobs that I've HAD TO DO. It's time now to do what I WANT TO DO!

A conversation with myself today...

Today, I wasn't feeling right, and was doodling on some paper while at work. I started writing down what I was thinking and wound up having a conversation with myself (as crazy as that sounds). Here it is from beginning to end;

Tired

I am unhappy...

I love my wife.
I love my son.
I have a good home.

Why am I unhappy?

I tolerate my job.
I tolerate my co-workers.
I tolerate my place in life.

What is my place in life?

I don't know...

I hate that I don't know what I'm supposed to do with my life!

I hate that everything I seem to do seems to be for nothing!

I hate that time keeps passing regardless of the fact that I seem to only spin my wheels!

I'm depressed...

Why?

Because life has no meaning.

What does life mean to me?

Work to make money...

Why?

Spend money to have home, food and some extras.

Is this enough?

No

If no, where do I find more meaning to life?

Religion?

NO!!

Community involvement?

Probably not...

Self-improvement?

How?

Use a talent maybe?

Writing, drawing, computer modeling...

I want people to see the visions in my head!!!!! (as scary as that is)

Work on self-improvement in all these areas so I can get my message and vision out there. That's why I started blogging...now I just need my own original content out there!

Self-improvement = Happiness


Sometimes I think it just helps to write your own thoughts down, even a conversation with yourself, it gives you a chance to really look deep inside and get more focus on what's going on inside.

Peace out!