06-03-2014, 05:19 PM
Opihikao - no, it wasn't Reynolds Kamakawiwoole. I remembered the name of who it was today - Jonathan Adler. I think he ran for Hawaii Mayor in '96 and also ran for governor a few years later. I think he ended up in prison for a while and passed away sometime in the mid 2000s. The conversation we had on the phone was actually quite enjoyable at first and he was very pleasant until it turned into an episode of the twilight zone. Quite an interesting character.
fishenjim - small correction - the Earth actually had all the elements it needed for life when it was formed - what it didn't have is water which likely arrived a little later on via comets although that's still a little uncertain. The molecular cloud the solar system formed from already had the heavier elements in it needed for life which came from novae and supernovae in earlier generation stars.
fishenjim - small correction - the Earth actually had all the elements it needed for life when it was formed - what it didn't have is water which likely arrived a little later on via comets although that's still a little uncertain. The molecular cloud the solar system formed from already had the heavier elements in it needed for life which came from novae and supernovae in earlier generation stars.