Andy Lam - Sorry, that was me . . .
Sometimes I do stupid things. Sometimes I do stupid things and I think about them when I want to feel bad. Sometimes I do stupid things and they fly out of my head like a bat out of a cave. And sometimes I do stupid things that I forget about and then remember because something happens that reminds me and then I feel REALLY bad. Today is one of those days.
A few years ago I went to Mars. This is the kind of thing I do pretty often - the Titanic, Mars, the Moon, the Eniverse - whatever. When I was up there, I remember getting pretty thirsty and pulling out a big ole jug of water. I started trying to drink it but it just kept running off the face plate of my helmet. Again and again I tried. Gallon after gallon spilled down the front of my space suit and onto the Martian surface.
(I was standing right on the edge of this mountain when I was trying to drink)
I was not getting any less thirsty but soon I was standing in the middle of a sticky red mud puddle. At first I was amazed - “Water on Mars!,” I shouted; but then I realized that it was just the water that hadn’t gone into my mouth. I was disappointed. I walked around for a little while and then went back to my rocket ship so I could go home.
On the flight back, I totally forgot about the whole water thing - until today. Now I see the news that NASA has found water on Mars. At first I was amazed - “Water on Mars!,” I shouted; but then I realized that it was just the water that I’d spilled when I was there a couple of years ago.
I feel really bad since a lot of people are really excited about this whole water thing. Sorry, it was just me.
Feeling all washed up, I am . . .
ANDY LAM!