You've Got to Be Kidding?

Seat to Fly Into Space with Jeff Bezos Auctions Off for $28 Million:   A seat to fly next to Jeff Bezos and his brother in Blue Origin’s very first human spaceflight, has been auctioned off to an unidentified bidder for $28 million.   Blue Origin will fly its “New Shepard” space capsule to an altitude of nearly 65 miles, where passengers can then unbuckle from their seats and experience about four minutes of weightlessness during their eleven-minute suborbital flight. Wow, $28 million for an eleven-minute suborbital flight?  Gee, I wonder if that’s for economy or business class seats?  Why, Jeff Bezos has really put together one helluva “billionaire carnival ride” if you ask me.  And, how comforting for average Americans living paycheck to paycheck, to realize that our tax-dodging billionaires will now - not only be looking down on them from the balconies of their fancy penthouses, but also from outer space!   Truth is, these modern-day robber barons are...

Jeff Bezos and Brother to Be Aboard First Blue Origin Spaceflight:   CNN reports that Jeff Bezos, his brother, along with the winner of a month-long auction, will be flying into space on the first crewed flight of the “New Shepard,” the rocket ship made by his space company Blue Origin .   The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to step down as CEO of Amazon. Wow!  Now, that’s got to be just about the best “mid-life crisis bucket list adventure” ever!  I hope he’s not depending on Alexa for directions.  I guess it was either head up to space, or take the damn yacht down to Barbados yet another time.  And, to show what a regular guy he is - Bezos says he’ll be flying coach on this flight.  That said, I’d be more than happy to hold onto his wallet until he gets back - should he need someone for the job. Of course, the truth be known, Bezos’ Blue Origin doesn’t really go high enough or fast enough to actually orbit in spac...