lunar herbs and spices

NASA has a problem: How can we feed people basil from the moon?

Seriously. THAT is a something they have been trying to figure out!

Why? Because NASA knows how to have a good thyme!

They want to get basil to grow on the moon because if they can do that, they might be able to get people on the moon! Because you can live off basil!

Well, maybe not, but it starts the idea of growing food on the moon. Which is what we really need if we plan on have an herb spa on the moon.

I’m totally cool with basil. Though, my favorite herbs and spices are oregano and cayenne pepper.

Also! As a bonus! We could use water from Mars to grow this stuff! The Mars rover Opportunity found out that fresh water was once on Mars. If we can find it again, why not use it for my moon chia herb garden?

We should just plant herbs all over the moon. Make it like the forest moon of Endor. The herb moon of Earth. Without Ewoks.

Unless we can find some Ewoks on our trip to Venus! Maybe they love tending herb gardens! Imagine going to the store and seeing spices grown on the moon with Martian water and prepared by Ewoks.

I would buy that every day.

We might be able to slice the price of spice since Google is involved with the program. They call it Google Spice. (Not actually true.)

OH! Now I wish the Spice Girls were getting back together and adding a computer savvy spice girl.

I like to experiment with my herbs and spices. If you come over, I'll spice up your life and do my best to curry in your favor.

I’m off to get my tarragon.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj

moon water

Thirsty on the moon? Don’t worry! There’s plenty of water there!

At least, they THINK there is. India has a moon probe orbiting the moon. Obviously. It would be odd if a moon probe was orbiting Home Depot. That's what the Home Depot probe is for.

Luckily, this moon probe found magmatic water! I have no idea what that is, but it SOUNDS like it’s water that comes up with a volcanic eruption!

A water volcano sounds totally awesome. Why don’t they have those at water parks? You could enter from the bottom of the mountain and then it shoots you through the top with water and lava!

That would be the coolest and lava-iest ride ever! The wait time for an active volcano might be long...but worth it.

If there is magmatic water, then moon water is real and we could totally have a water park at Vallis Planck!

This discovery could mean there are a bunch of moon people living underground.

Well, maybe more like moon merpeople. Because they live in the water. Like, Ariel…on the moon.

Though, in space, no one can hear you sing. I guess that works for her, since she gave up her voice, anyway!

And the only way to get it back is if she finds Astronaut Eric! Because he can bring air so she CAN sing!

Then all the moon (and Home Depot) probes would sing “Part Of Your Moon!”

I’m off to get magmatic under the moon-sea.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj

tastes just like real water

I bought a bottle of water the other day. Don’t worry! I generally fill my metal water bottle up at home instead of using plastic bottles all the time. And I recycle, too.

But, if I DO buy the plastic bottles of water, I’m a Fiji guy. TOTALLY Fiji! It’s SO GOOD. I can’t explain it.

I was at facility that did not allow me to purchase Fiji water. I bought another brand. I will not say what kind, but I WILL tell you exactly what the bottle says.

“Enhanced with minerals for a pure, fresh taste.”

So the water wasn’t pure enough? It needed added "pure" flavoring? Shouldn’t water just taste like…um…water? And pure?

Though, I’m one to talk. My water always tastes like coffee. Mostly because I add coffee beans to my water. Partly because I never clean my coffee mug and even if I just fill it with water, it tastes like coffee.

I don’t think we use our sense of taste enough. We always use hearing to have conversations. Vision to see where we are going. Touch to hold things or find out if they are hot. Smell to check our armpits.

Shouldn’t we try tasting to do some of these things? You could lick your friends face to find out who it is! Or lick a bird to identify its birdie calls! Lick the stove to find out if it is hot! Even lick your armpits to check for freshness!

Editor’s Note: All of these are bad ideas and you should not do them. Some of them might actually cause pain or disease. Others are just dumb.

Writer’s Note: My editor is not adventurous at all.

In other news, I drank so much coffee today that I don’t know if any of my senses will work. So drinking water that only tastes like water will probably have the same effect as water that actually tastes like water.

I think I got that right. It might be the coffee talking, but I’m pretty sure I can identify water by licking it.

I’m off to check my armpits.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj

it's a good place to wash your hands

I must admit, I like ocean-themed bathrooms. I don't know why. I've seen it many times in my life and every time I see it, I think, "That's a good way to decorate a bathroom!"

Some people just have ocean and sand stuff in there. Maybe a few shells. Sometimes they go all out and use ocean-scented candles!

It's pretty awesome!

I guess it works because there is a lot of water in a bathroom. It's like your own personal ocean. You're like Poseidon! You control the sea!

With the turn of a handle, you tell the water to come to you. With the lift of a plug, you DEMAND that the water leave your tub! Through a tiny hole!

YOU HAVE THE POWER!

So clearly, the ocean theme is just to show the other rooms in your house how powerful you are. The bedroom and living room weep in shame.

The power to sleep? HA! I pour water on your bed! Sleep on that!

You have a television and a couch? PFFFT! Let's see how you work with a puddle on your face!

Beware the power of Poseidon! And the bathroom!

I'm off to wash my hands.

Enjoy Everything.

-dj