And complimentary Tang in every room
Published 2:01 pm Thursday, September 30, 2010
Major Tom to Room Service: A Russian company is proposing to build an orbiting space station by 2016 that can accommodate space tourists, similar to the International Space Station but without all that bulky and “unnecessary scientific equipment.”
Sounds pretty plush: In-room Wi-Fi. Flatscreen TV with HBO. Mini-bar. Room service. Zero-G suctioning toilet. But remember: If you haven’t checked out by 11 a.m., you and your baggage will be ejected into the vacuum of space.
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Booking the next flight: Astronomers say they have located a planet outside of our solar system that may be the most Earthlike world discovered so far, comparable to Earth in size and in its location from its star. Scientists dubbed it the Goldilocks planet because its conditions are “just right” for life.
The planet, if it supports life, would be a veritable paradise mostly because of what it lacks: slovenly filmmaker Michael Moore and weepy Fox News commentator Glenn Beck.
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Bedbugs and fire flies: Firefighters in Denver had to battle bedbugs along with a fire when the bloodsuckers latched onto fire crews who entered a burning home infested with the parasites.
Admit it: You’re fighting the urge to scratch your head right now.
