This month, the planets Venus and Jupiter will appear in the sky together; they will be in conjunction, as in the photograph above. Patty called me outside yesterday evening to see it. The two planets were bright jewels in the sky.
I then had a disturbing thought.
What’s the chance that I could walk into any public high school classroom and suggest to the students that they ought to watch closely, in case Venus and Jupiter collide? Like, they’re getting closer and closer… y’know?
I’m not going to put this to the test. I’m afraid of the results.
It CAN happen, and it’s caused by income inequality!!!!!! 🙂
I’ll bet you can sell that in many a college lecture hall.
How many tons of carbon were emitted in crafting your reply? 🙂