435 Transparent

You never think about /mention the color yellow. Why not? Because yellow is truly transparent to you. How much money do you want? How much vacation? How much health? The answer is “Until it becomes Transparent in my life.” How much did it ‘cost’ you to watch Television last night? Transparent, see? How many steps did you take yesterday? Older and … Read more

434 Advice

Give me a really good haircut this time. Sure, why? What’s happening? I’m going to Rome to meet the pope. How are you going? By boat. Hmmm, the ocean is very unstable. You may get sea-sick. Could be. And Rome is a very expensive place to stay. Yes it is. What makes you think you … Read more

433 Labels #2

Just saw a movie called EXODUS. In the movie Moses and “God” work together to ‘force’ the Egyptian King to release the Hebrew people from slavery, … after 400 years (!) “God” sent many plagues onto the Egyptians, To coerce the King to release them. Thousands upon thousands were injured or killed as a result. … Read more

432 ETI & Perspective

Little do we realize how much our Society is based on silent understandings and implications. This ‘test’ illustrates how much ETI needs to learn /comprehend. How The Angel Got On Top of the Christmas Tree Once upon a time, Santa woke up late and on the wrong side of the bed in his home at the North Pole. He had … Read more

431 ETI, An Advanced People

“There! Did you notice a glint of light coming from your left?  “It’s just like the others said.  “I’ll bet it’s aliens.” says the MBUTIS. (a Pygmy tribe) “What do they want with us?” “Our women.” replied the teenager. “Our money.” replied the banker. “Our whole village.” replied the Chief. Later he reports his meeting with the ‘aliens’. “They are giants, many over 6 … Read more

430 ETI, Consider the Math

“The Universe is far bigger than the biggest ‘biggest’ you can imagine.”
 Latest estimate:
70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the observable universe.
 The Drake equation says: (From 1,000 to) 100,000,000 civilizations.
 Or, at best 1 civilization per 700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars (!)
 
 Ok, so? Assume instant travel.
 Go, thoroughly observe /record all the planet(s) around a star.
 At only one hour per solar system = 8,760 stars /year.
 Make … Read more