When You Get Demoted, Consider PlutoWednesday, August 30, 2006 Obviously our scientists have not enough to do. After spending who knows how much on the study of our most distant, most frozen and smallest ex-planet, they determine that it is actually a dwarf. What exactly does that mean? For 76 years, Pluto thought it was a full-fledged planet with all the rights and privileges. Nope, it is a second class citizen of our solar system. Worse yet, we are down one planet. Planets do not emerge overnight, but they can be demoted in seconds as measured by space time. Americans are capitalists, so we now have an entire army of people making money on the helpless chunk of ice. We now have a Pluto lovers. The AP reported that 24 hours after the unfortunate announcement, there were 200 designed products, with a total inventory of 1500 items to purchase. Cafepress is selling the bumper sticker pictured above. They sold 100 of them in the first day. What other country can create products so quickly? How many millionaires will be born from the ridiculous change of heart by a set of scientists who have way too much time and money on their hands? What about eBay? Yep, you can buy a non-Disney Pluto shirt for a buy it now price of... $15.00 So why are we surprised that we would demote a planet? We demote people everyday. Just like our dear friend, Pluto, people are demoted for more illogical reasons than being a bit dwarfed. Have you been demoted recently? Take heart, Pluto still holds its position in life. It still has the same value, character, color, race, religion and creed. It is still a planet, just labeled by those who had it out for the frozen wonder. So don't forget who you are and that being demoted does not change who you are inherently. You actually have an advantage over our disenfranchised planet. You can change who you are. You can become bigger and stronger. You can grow and mature. You can become more valuable than the largest of the planets. It is funny how Jupiter did not suffer any ill will when it was plastered by 20 fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet July 16-22, 1994. The planet has a big scar. Who remembers it? If you were demoted, pick yourself off of the ground and start setting the course for your next destination. Don't let an isolated cosmological incident ruin your career. posted at 8/30/2006 08:00:00 AM |
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