The Other Final Frontier

Another legend has stopped taking up space. NASA has announced that Pioneer 10 last transmitted a signal to NASA in January, apparently signaling its demise. I do attach an asteroid to this death, as conceivably Pioneer could be jump-started. Lasting far longer than the 21 months originally planet, Pioneer 10 became a star in the NASA family, and at the time it stopped beeping, it had traveled 7.6 billion light-years in its 31-year journey from cradle to gravity. While Mr. Rogers' death was a meteor story, the passing of such a stellar performer surely deserves mention.

There's a vacancy in the neighborhood

For those living in the Neighborhood of Make Believe, Fred "Mr." Rogers died of stomach cancer this morning at the age of 74. So my question to family spokesperson Mr. McFeeley is, when they bring him into the funeral parlor, will they change his shoes and dress him up in a red sweater?

From stiffs.com:
Fred Rogers (02/27) Can you say "metastasis"?

Ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-ad news

Another name that no one had, but I thought was worth mention: Dolly the cloned sheep was put to death today. In lieu of flowers, mourners are encouraged to send mint jelly. Woold you believe its been 6 years since the cloning of this marvelous mutton created a wave of shear panic in the scientific community? Before I get lamb-basted for the punishment, I'll chop this missive short and corral my poisoned pen. Farm be it from me to ramble on needlessly. Good-bye Dolly.