To honor the birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), let's celebrate his character John Carter--a regular post-Civil-War guy who gets transported to Mars. Like you do. The books are terrific, but I'm a special fan of the movie. Basically the plot is: A dad goes to Mars, kicks all kinds of alien ass, brings peace, and outsmarts the preternatural overlords. My kind of story!
How to Commemorate:
Jump a lot.
Call people "Virginia."
Go to Mars. (Ok, at least look at NASA's plans.)
Jump a lot.
Call people "Virginia."
Go to Mars. (Ok, at least look at NASA's plans.)
