Planet-38.com: In Passing

Summer love on a shoestring

Sure, impressing a date is easy when you have an unlimited budget. But what if you’re feeling less than flush? Don’t resort to dollar-beer night just yet: Summer offers tons of opportunities for affordable romance.

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Frenchman will attempt to parachute 25 miles to Earth

He has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in a quest to fly to the upper reaches of the atmosphere with a helium balloon, just so he can jump back to earth again. Now, Michel Fournier says, he is ready at last for his epic jump from alsmo 130,000 feet, 25 miles above Earth!
(Got to see some footage on one of the science channels – of the first record setting effort. Hope to see images from this one too.)

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Masturbate-a-thon

This is probably on and almost over, but the information is still interesting.

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Scientists See Supernova in Action

Our main Planet-38 alien (and a true space head) thinks this is,”How truly awesome.”
But we love her anyway!

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Alabama sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day

We thought that some of the reasons most people avoid jail or prison like it was the plague is because of a lack of interest in experiencing bad food and even worse living conditions.

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California Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban

The California Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, overturning a state ban on gay marriage. Mike O’Sullivan reports, California will become the second U.S. state, after Massachusetts, to allow gay and lesbian unions.

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Cannes Film Festival Exclusive Red Carpet Preview

For all you celeb watchers!

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Nine Inch Nails Album Is Free Online

The title says it all!!

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Cinco History

The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be.

So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans savor this day as well?

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MySpaceTV Videos: CALLING MY DAD by Steve Smith

Been there, done that. Fortunately, our parents love us!

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