Aliens, Charity and Water,

There are a lot of questions involved in searching for intelligent extraterrestrial life.  Will finding life out there offer any comfort?  Will it ever be found?  What if alien life is not polite, and decides to just take over our little blue green planet?  Would that suck, or what?  We spend all of that money, and some advanced life form, armed, dangerous, and cranky takes over, and it is all our fault, what then?

Even if they turn out to be decent folk, and just want to trade recipes, maybe play cards, or catch a movie together, maybe borrow the mower, or the hedge trimmer.  Imagine the implications to the religious, or spiritual beliefs of the worlds inhabitants.  It would have a catastrophic effect on our collective psyche, spreading doubt, and fear, mistrust, and xenophobic paranoia.  OK so that wouldn't change that much, certainly not for the better.

So, if there are any life forms out there thinking about stopping by, saying hello, maybe you could swing by ComFest tomorrow from three to five and buy a bottle of water from me. All proceeds go to the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless. And if you want, I will even autograph it for you. Free of charge. It is a good cause.

Extraterrestrial Life, now you know.

We, here at Life Explained, are joining the Search for Extra Terrestrial Life (SETI).  This is an exciting field of scientifically advanced organizations in the single minded pursuit of life beyond the borders of comfort, convenience, and probably common sense. We think we will fit right in.  Plus, we figure there might be a nice little check in it for the organization who approaches it with the correct entrepreneurial zeal.

According to Space.com the search is close to fruition.  In the next twenty five years they predict life will be discovered "out there."

It is not really going to be difficult to find extraterrestrial life. We know exactly where they are. We actually know their billing and shipping address. And we have their fax number, email address, and have set up direct deposit with their bank account, it is so much quicker than sending a check across the void, as it were.

In fact we have just completed a very large transaction with a wonderful enterprise on Mars. Here is the most recent email confirmation. We will have the first real Martian Rover. Oh sure, NASA claims to have a Martian Rover, but it is just an old Chevy they tossed up there.

Who is up for a ride when it gets here?