"he thinks we need to get our derrières into space, and quick." It seems he forgot, there is nowhere to go within thousands of lifetimes. http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/sp...redicts-the-imminent-end-of-humanity-on-earth I would take his observation to suggest, population control is in order. and damn soon. The nations with the systems in place ought the begin and lead the way, set the example.
Funny. My initial reaction to the thread title was, "translation: science predicts the Rapture is imminent!"
I thought that the great predecessor to Julius Erving, Connie Hawkins, had gone nuts. The Lakers got him from the Suns while I lived in S. California and it seemed to be a big coup, just like when they got Bill Bridges. Then I moved here and no one had heard of those dudes. I discovered that the Southwest is not the center of the nation.
Remember when they traded LeRoy Ellis to the 76ers? He was pissed off, feeling he'd been knifed in the back by GM Fred Schaus. Ellis went from the most wins in NBA history to the fewest in history, the very next season. He retired to Oregon and died a year or two ago. The Oregonian/Canzano knew he lived here, but was too busy writing nitpicky editorials to ever interview him.
Sly didn't notice it was put out there again today, JULY 3, 2016 We haven't developed warp drive in the three years. I sure missed a event of the century if we did.
Another guy that died in Portland some years back without much comment from anyone, was Wade Halbrook. Swede Halbrook was the name the press called him when he played. Actually Harvey Wade Halbrook, he was billed as the tallest basketball player in the world when he played at OSU. The most quiet person I ever was around, I couldn't even get a nod out of the guy. The coach would talk to him, tell him to do something, but never a word from him. I think he was about to give Gill a stoke. When Russell came to play OSU and the big guy he was so nervous from thinking about playing the Tallest Basketball player in the world, he puke his guts up before the game. Freshman didn't play in those days, they were the clean up crew, ugh! He died on a Portland bus, the driver found him dead in the back of the bus at the end of the route. Funny how fame wains.
They put the current date on their banner. http://www.mnn.com/ That doesn't mean they re-released the article today.
Mars isn't thousands of lifetimes away. Humanity hasn't yet gotten to the point of being able to inhabit Mars on any large scale, but that technology is a lot closer than "warp drive" technology.
iirc, Bill Russell got sick before every game. Former athletes (of that era) seemed to usually slip into obscurity real quick.
Allow me to correct you on a couple things, you seem to be having trouble seeing visions with clarity. First off, you don't need a weapon on Mars, there is nobody there and nothing to eat. Secondly, there is no fucking way I am going, but I would tickled pink if they sent you and Minstrel there. If I am wrong about the first point then you can fill me in if you ever get your derrière back here.
