What's in a name?

Yesterday, Boy mentioned he read an article on the internet (it must be true if he read it on the internet!).  It seems a group is taking reservations for a one-way trip to Mars!  yep, that's what it read.  Now I don't know about you, but do we really want to inhabit another planet?  Isn't it enough that we are screwing up one; do we really need to screw up another?

The really interesting piece of news in that article is the fact that the volunteers are almost 100% male.  Now I don't need to be a scientist to figure out if these guys are hoping to get away from the "little lady," it won't be long before the red planet is unoccupied again!!!  Ah the grass is always greener...ummmm... redder?  That reminds me of an old Star Trek episode where the planet was ruled by women.  At least they had the good sense to have a couple of men in the harhim.

It's fun to imagine.  I can think of lots of football teams or communist countries that might like to be on a RED planet, but as for me, I'm happy right where I am.  Feet firmly planted on Planet Earth, the best little home on...well-- earth!