Ground Control to Major Tom....

It was just after midnight as I cruised down Division on my way home from our soccer game. I was feeling tired and just a little bit melancholy. At that point, David Bowie's "Space Oddity" came on the radio, and something just struck me. We (and by "we," I mean humanity) are relatively young. The universe was here long before we showed up on the scene, and will continue to be here long after we've gone. I felt myself staring into infinity, much like the hapless astronaut in the song, and it didn't look half bad from here. So yeah, it was one of those odd moments where the curtains are drawn back and you can really see everything. I don't know the whys or hows, but that's that, I guess.