Rose's Cantina

As William Shatner noted yesterday, Chris Hadfield is one big show off. What can't the guy do? He's a doctor. An astronaut. A singer/songwriter. Triple threat really. Winner of this year's edition of  World Idol. Chris Hadfield is a nerd amongst nerds, a guy who makes geekism cool. Like the boys on the Big Bang Theory. Until Chris Hadfield, nobody wanted to be an astronaut. Especially a Canadian astronaut. Now space travel is cool again. Where do we sign up? Oh wait. The Harpos are gutting the Canadian Space Agency, making it a laughing stock. They are cutting research, too. Seems Stephen Harper didn't pass his science and math exams. Doesn't see the benefit of evidence-based science. No matter. Today is not a day to gripe about assholes. Today is a day to embrace our inner geek. Chris, we Canadians are so damned proud of you, we are practically showing our bra straps! Throwing you virtual panties. How can we possibly repay you for making lea...

Last night, Canada got a big lecture from Brian Williams, the host of 30 Rockafeller Center.   Williams gave us an earful about how Canadians don't appreciate Chris Hadfield, Canada's favorite space cadet. Before Hadfield, nobody gave a crap about the Space Station. Now everybody wants to go.   The NBC host showed clips of the the Space Station commander talking to the kids about space tooth paste and how to make a sandwich in zero gravity. We saw the awesome pictures Hadfield has taken. We even heard a tune or two. I mean what can't the guy do?   At the end of the piece, Williams made an impassioned plea for Canadians to honor our spaceman with the tiny little pin and medal.   The Order of Canada.   What? You mean Chris Hadfield does not have the Order of Canada?   Why did we not know this?   It's not like it's hard to get one.   You just need to be nominated and not be a criminal.   ...