"Scientists from the UK Neo (near Earth objects) information centre today warned of the possibility of an asteroid colliding with the Earth in 11 years' time.

It was announced that an asteroid around two-thirds of a mile wide (1.2km) could hit Earth on March 21, 2014 - classified by astronomers as "an event meriting careful monitoring".
(Guardian, 2 sep)

Det är dagen när jag fyller 55 år. Jag räknade först fel i huvudet och fick det till att det skulle vara min 65-årsdag. Att bli utplånad på sin pensionsdag tyckte jag var en lite väl häftig överdos av svart, kosmisk humor.

I vilket fall som helst så skulle jag kunna sluta betala in pengar till pensionssystemet och få lite mer över nu. Men...

"However, the chances of the asteroid hitting the Earth are just 1 in 909,000 and the estimated risk of impact is likely to decrease as more information is collected."

Man vet aldrig hur gammal man ska bli - bara att man alltid blir äldre.

"You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.

You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're older still.

This day will soon be at an end and now it's even sooner.
And now it's even sooner.
And now it's even sooner.

This day will soon be at an end and now it's even sooner.
And now it's even sooner.
And now it's sooner still."

The might be giants: "Older")

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