Newt is crazy. I’m not talking about the “desperate to get votes so I’ll say something newsworthy” crazy. I’m talking Gary Busey after a case of Red Bull and a bender with Charlie Sheen crazy!

The man wants a base on the moon By the end of his term as president!!!!

I could go on about why this is nuts, but that’s been done before. Instead, I’ve created a year-by-year outline for how we could actually put settlement up there in the next 4 years. I would say 8, but why not make it a challenge?

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Recently, one of the PMs in our office that raised an interesting question: Should visible tattoos be allowed in a professional workplace?

Back in the old days of engineering, you were expected to wear black pants, a white shirt, a tie, dress shoes, pocket protector, and the thick glasses were optional. Smoking was permitted and women weren’t.

Obviously, we’ve come a long way since the preferred dress in my office was khakis and a shirt with a collar (this goes for the women too).  And to my knowledge no one has ever said a word about my coworker’s visible tattoos ( both of his hands, wrists and forearms are  heavily inked). Should they?

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What do Cockroaches and Planets Have in Common?

More than you think, according to John Johnson of the California Institute of Technology, who presented  findings on the three newly discovered planets dominating this week’s headlines.

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