Deep space and deep thoughts

From Mark Morford's Notes and Errata on October 14th:

...you may take what Nigel Sharp, program officer for extragalactic astronomy and cosmology at the U.S. National Science Foundation, had to say as mantra, as gospel, as balm for your troubled spirit. It is this: "One of the standard problems with the universe is that it's large enough that unlikely things happen pretty often."

Write it on your hand. Scribble it in lipstick on the bathroom mirror. Tattoo it onto your tongue and then lick it onto your lover's tailbone because it is perhaps the most beautiful truism you will hear all year.

Nigel Sharp was likely not intending to dispense a sentence of such profound eloquence when asked to comment on the discovery of HUDF-JD2, a really old galaxy that looks really young. But it does make one think.

And Tattoo it on your tongue and then lick it onto your lover's tailbone? That is just exquisite. I love Morford's intelligent, raw, and hot writing style. I highly recommend clicking on the quote above and reading the entire column.