Sunday reading...

I love it! I'm reading an article in today's Washington Post about SETI (the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and why we have yet to find definitive proof that aliens exist. Two of the more humorous reasons Joel Achenbach tosses off: "they're insular and aloof" and (my favorite) "they're watching in mild bemusement and wonder when we'll grow up." (If this is their reason for holding back, we'll be waiting a long time for their visit.)

SETI needs a more proactive stance these days and is considering transmitting messages to "boldly announce our presence." I love that Mr. Achenbach writes: "Naturally, this is controversial, because of...well, the Klingons. The bad aliens."

It is, of course, hard to say whether any possible (stressing possible) response would be benign or hostile. Experts argue that this doesn't really matter in the end because, good or evil, any aliens out there already know about us since radio and tv broadcasts (maybe they've gotten to catch up on "I Love Lucy"?) are beaming from Earth at the speed of light.


For more, read here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-latest-debate-about-space-aliens-should-we-say-hello-or-keep-quiet/2015/02/28/43aa4a52-bcf5-11e4-bdfa-b8e8f594e6ee_story.html



I'm also reading the March issue of Elle, which has a lot of interesting things to offer this month. I'm not a fan of her voice so much as her mind (she likes Henry James!!) but I do enjoy reading about Kim Gordon and can't wait to check out her book:

 

There's also an article about it in today's Post:

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/life-on-the-cutting-edge-kim-gordons-girl-in-a-band/2015/02/26/38bd704a-b937-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html

 

 

I love reading about food more than I like eating it...there's something about the way food writing lifts off the page and into your imagination that I really like.