Carl Sagan, the astronomer and writer, would have turned 90 today.
When I was seven, I watched Cosmos on PBS with my dad. In many ways, I credit my atheism to this formative experience. (Also formative, the Ichthus Christian music festival, but that doesn’t have anything to do with Sagan.)
Sagan died in December 1996, while my dad was in the hospital in Lynchburg following his heart attack. The cardio-thoracic surgeon said the bypass was good for ten years; he’s still kicking to this day.
As I said, Sagan would have turned 90 today. I wonder what he would make of these times.
Make (or buy) an apple pie in his honor. Remember, you and the apples are made of starstuff.
Published by Allyn Gibson
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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