We never did have a chance to see what colour coat the driver was wearing.
- Sid
P.S. We followed this vehicle through the U.S. border crossing, and the driving was quite good - like a leaf on the wind...
In many of the more relaxed civilizations on the Outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy, the Hitch Hiker's Guide has already supplanted the great Encyclopaedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work in two important respects.
First, it is slightly cheaper; and secondly it has the words DON'T PANIC inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover.
May 24th marks the fifteenth anniversary of Towel Day, the annual tribute to the memory of Douglas Adams, author of the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. I've been on and off in my recognition of the day - mostly off this time, I didn't bother to carry the mandatory towel to work with me today, although I did check in at towel.org to see how the rest of the community had celebrated the day.Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
When we had a chance to send something up to @astro_timpeake on the ISS, this is what we sent. Happy #TowelDay! pic.twitter.com/9QOFshn9Sv— Ri_Science (@Ri_Science) May 25, 2016
I think that it's safe to say that an interest in space exploration is common among science fiction fans. It's not really the same as what we've been reading about, but it's obvious that the global space initiative responsible for things like the International Space Station represents the first steps toward a future where we explore - and perhaps inhabit - more and more of our solar system.* However, it's more of a spectator sport than anything else, after all, there's not a lot one person can do to move the process forward.- Bill Nye
Bill Nye: "I bet I'm the only person here who carries a Canadian five dollar bill around with them."
Me: (reaching thoughtfully for my wallet) "Actually, Bill...."
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