1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Well here's one that I remember when I had a crush on a guy in junior high and I used to sit in the library and stare at him and it was made ever more poignant with this song playing in the background "Sad Eyes" by Robert John. Go on, listen to it and not get choked up, I dare ya! And then there's the peppier (and 45 owned by yours truly) "Hot Rod Hearts" by Robbie Dupree who also gave us this 1980's hit, "Steal Away". And last, but not least, a one hit wonder (I think) "Is it You?" by Lee Rittenour.


THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER: AKA BLACK HOLES, ARMAGEDDON AND DEATH

What is it and what does it mean to you? Well my un scientific friends, the LHC as those in the know like to call it, is the world's largest and highest-energy particle-accelerator complex, intended to collide opposing beams of protons with very high kinetic energy. Its main purpose is to explore the validity and limitations of the Standard Model, the current theoretical picture for particle physics . It is theorized that the collider will confirm the existence of the Higgs Boson, the observation of which could confirm the predictions and missing links in the Standard Model, and could explain how other elementary particles acquire properties such as mass.

HA HA. I got that explanation from Wikipedia, do you really think I'm that intelligent? Of course you do! But alas, I am not. So let me try and explain this in layman's terms shall I? Basically the LHC is spinning around these particles at a very very high speed and then will collide them together in hopes of finding out what happened after the "Big Bang" which created the universe. Scientists are hoping to find the "Higgs Boson" which is affectionally called The God Particle. This is the unobserved particle which supposedly smashed into the other particles helping to create life as we know it.

Now, the bad news. Come on, there is always BAD NEWS in anything scientifc amirite? Course I am. There are those who say that this lovely little experiment could create black holes which, in theory, could swallow the earth. In theory, mind you. Most reputable scientists say tiny black holes could be created but would disappear just as quickly and pose no threat. So, which theory would you like to believe? As for me, I am hoping for the NOT getting swallowed by a black hole one to prevail, but heck, I'm an optimist. So, as this experiment continues in the next few months, I guess we'll find out just who is right. Maybe if we are lucky, only people like JLO, Miley Cyrus and OJ Simpson will be sucked up into outer space.