Alternate Career Paths

My favourite Thursday morning ritual is to go down to the lobby and pickup a freshly minted Georgia Straight newspaper. Usually full of interesting tidbits and opinions. I get to dream up new travel plans with the weekly flight bargains. A person can discover more about the lives of others than you really want to know...through the Savage Love column.Quirky cartoons take shots at mainstream life. Opinions and stories that don't get into the biggies, are here to enjoy.

I use the "Events/Timeout" section to plan my evening social calendar for the week ahead. This is where you find the listings of  SFU/UBC lectures and forums. Events at the Vancouver Public Library are here ( lectures, movies, author readings etc )
I've never been to one of the "Art of Loving" seminars, but it's on my "adventure life" list.
Everything from computer training to Philosopher's cafes are announced in this Georgia Straight feature.

So..imagine my surprise when I read the title, "An introduction to teleportation and time travel" by chrononaut, Andrew D Basiago.
My first thought was that this was going to be someone from MIT, lecturing on the far out theories of such topics. Maybe something about Quantum mechanics, Einstein and that weird guy in the wheelchair.
But no.
When I googled, Andrew D Basiago, he claims that he was a hyper intelligent child, used in US military experiments to teleport humans to secret bases on the planet Mars. He insists that he has proof of massive manned bases on Mars, in addition to trees and dangerous animals.
Mr. Basiago has stated that the US military has had functioning time machines for decades now, as well as being able to zap humans to Mars.
In one of his interviews, he claims that in the early 70's, he was shown on an "electro-optical" device, the 9/11 Twin Tower event.
In 2008, he was the UFO man of the year, when he announced that he had proof of humanoids, totem poles and other various bits, on the Planet Mars.

Tickets for his lecture, are 30 bucks.
This lead me to believe that there is obviously more than one way to make a living, besides selling real estate and driving a truck.
Imagine getting out of bed everyday, on your mission to collect money for stories about time travel and Mars colonies, government cover-ups, and teleportation machines.
What does a man like that put in to his breakfast juice?
Does he watch old Star Trek reruns in his BuzzLightyear pajamas?
Does flying on a 747, seem like riding in a covered wagon for him?
Are there reunions for the old Mars mission/time travel crews?...are they at the Holiday Inn on Mars, or in Teledo?
The very best evidence for these ideas got blown out of the water just yesterday, when the guy that never aged, Dick Clark died.
Turns out, the eternal teenager wasn't Merlin the Magician reborn after all.

Salespeople sometimes bend the truth about their product.
Politicians have no concern for the truth, because the truth doesn't win elections.
Realtors always say that your house is amazing and will sell in no time.
Husbands and wives usually skirt around the truth
In court, they make you swear to tell the truth, but nobody does.
The brightest minds today, can't agree on creation or evolution...climate change or not...and why did disco have to happen?

And then there is Andrew D Basiago. Collecting 30 bucks a head to tell the biggest, flimsiest bullshit story possible..other than "I am the Lord Jesus returned".
Traveling around the country, telling impossible stories and providing wispy bits of evidence ( I'm still on about Mr Basiago and not the US presidential race.) What an amazing gig!..Does he believe his own bullshit? When he gets up in the morning, does he open the curtains to see which planet he is on?
Wait, that's not too different from what I do on Sunday mornings...scratch that comment.

More questions
Does he have a family on both Mars and Earth?
Is the Mars wife jealous of the Earth wife?
Does the Earth wife talk to the Mars wife and complain about him to the other?
Are there mini-vans on Mars?
Just out of curiosity, what is the tax rate on Mars?
Has Arnold Schwarzenegger ever been to one of the Mars bases, and did he ever think about changing his name to Smith?
Does Santa Claus visit Mars?

Mr. Andrew D Basiago, The world needs a spokesman for the absolutely bat-shit insane, and I want to personally thank you for raising the bar in this important and often ignored part of our evolution....and making a living while doing it.

The opinions expressed here are...well..my own, because I'm the only guy here. I can't even blame the dog, because I don't have one. I don't even like dogs.
And...I'm sure that Mr. Basiago is a very nice man, and I know that the market for alien abductions and Loch Ness sightings are saturated these days.
Good for you, sir, for getting off your ass and supporting yourself in a unique and creative fashion.
And, finally...bless you for not lowering your standards and running for US president.

Here is a video from a space mining operation ( filmed on a Friday night )

Here are the US/Martian negotiations