Kent, We Have Liftoff!

"Bezos brings space race to Kent as he plans a passenger rocket"

You read this headline in the Sunday Seattle Times and think, "this guy has finally lost it." But, mark my words: In 20 years or so, this will be as normal as flying from Seattle to New York City. If you don't read the link, the sum of its parts is this: Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos bought a 25-acre piece of commercial property in Kent for $13 million (photo above) to begin his flirtation with space, which means giving regular 'ol folks like you and me take trips to the edge of space.

Crazy stuff. But then again, who knew people would have to pay for TV?