methane

A colleague has pointed out recent Martian spectral results from the Mars Express spacecraft that indicate the presence of methane in the Martian atmosphere... whether due to cometary fragments, life, or as a side effect of past volcanism. See http://mainlymartian.blogs.com/ for more.

Declaration of independence

I need to change some things in my life... but for MYSELF, not to please others. Change must be internally motivated if it is going to stick, and if I'm going to feel good about it.

( Defiance of the past... explicitly. )