Well, It’s happened again. Sure, I have been in HSD since the first balloon. But it never fails to
startle me when a new class hits the floor and someone looks at me and says, “boy, you sure
know it all, don’t you?” Well, now we get to see. I have graciously agreed to answer questions.
So I give to you “Ask Jeff”.
Dear Ask Jeff,
If you were a Super Hero which "Super Power" would be better - the ability to fly, or to be invisible? Sign
me, Super Curious
Dear S. Curious, Excluding a personal preference for either flying or being invisible, the choice would have
to be the power to be invisible. One need only look at Wonder Woman to see flying can be accomplished
without having it as a super power. Did anyone ever sneak Kryptonite up on her? I imagine Super Man
might not have needed to bounce so many bullets off his chest (not to mention dodging the tossed empty
revolver) if he had just been invisible.
Hello OB Jeff, What is that funny smell in the air in OB. It make us forget things, lose things, and hungry all
the time? Signed High Boy.
Dear Ganja Lad: That would be the smell of surfing.
Dear Ask Jeff: What's the distance from the earth to the sun? Signed, Planning My Vacation.
Dear PMV: The sun is 149,600,000KM away, with a variation in distance of plus or minus 1.5%.
Dear Ask Jeff,
Are what might be considered basic human values something we're born with, something we're taught, or a
combination of the two? Signed, FOAV Man.
Dear Focus Boy: I offer the writings of Nobel Prize Winner, Sir William Golding as a good place to go for an
answer. His works go into the dark places of the human soul, taking individuals or small groups of people to
isolated places, and then shove them into extreme situations. His characters must change their values,
usually against their wills, in order to survive. We can see ourselves in his characters, and realize we are
not as secure in our basic human values as we want to believe. My answer, basic human values are
learned.
Dear Ask Jeff: Who started the use of rabbits and eggs for Easter? Signed, Elmer Fudd.
Dear Mighty Hunter with the Magic Helmet: Easter started in pre-Christian Celtic Europe as a spring fertility
celebration. The rabbit was a symbol of the Earth Goddess, named “Eostre”. Her mate was the stag.
People dressed in rabbit and stag costumes (from where we get the term “stag party” and Hugh Heffner
comes to mind). We won’t go into any more about that. The Christian Holiday celebrating the Resurrection
happened to land at about the same time on the calendar. And since Christianity has as one of the basic
rules “no other gods,” the Earth Goddess and the fertility thing was discouraged. But, you know those
Druids, they never respected the Christians. Even after guys like St. Patrick went after them with a
vengeance, they managed to keep the bunny in Easter. Anyone interested in why we eat peeps?
Dear Ask Jeff: I would like to know how many people have set foot on the moon (Earth people) and if any
women have walked there yet? Signed, Moon Child.
Dear MC: To this date, there have been six successful moon landings, Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
There were three American astronauts on each mission, all got to walk on the moon. None of them was
Jack Nicholson. This all took place between July 16, 1969 and Dec. 19, 1972. No human has been to the
Moon since. Of course, some people think the whole thing was faked by the Nixon Administration.
Dear Ask Jeff, What is stronger than God, Meaner than the Devil, Rich people want it, Poor people have it,
And you’ll die if you eat it? Signed, The Riddler.
Dear R: Nothing.
Well, that’s all I have room for this month. If you have a question you would like me to consider, please read
my instructions at my web page: http://www.geocities.com/jaws-3/askjeff.htm
Jeff Waite – Cyber Agent Extraordinaire