Yknow when I was younger I had a rather unique philosophy about the stars... I didn't know what they were... And so I thought.... What happens when someone dies? How do people remember them? Then I thought... Maybe the stars are people... Dead people... And when a person dies and people remember them they get a special torch and as long as people remember them the person will ascend to the heavens and shine forever in the night sky for all to seeAnd whenever I would go outside on a clear summer night I would greet the stars with a little "hello everyone" and I would sit there for hours and imagine them all looking down upon little me with a smile ... I was a bright child... I was smart... I wanted to be remembered when I died... I knew somehow and someway I was going to make my mark... I was going to be remembered...

My dad encouraged my curiosity for the many wondrous things that surround us... With his love I will continue to be curious and question the unquestionable... He ignited a great wildfire in my heart that will continue to burn with him... May he rest in peace as he shines on and my fire continues to burn bright as ever

(The image above is a Blazar 

A blazar is a very compact quasar (quasi-stellar radio source) associated with a presumed supermassive black hole at the center of an active, giant elliptical galaxy. Blazars are among the most energetic phenomena in the universe and are an important topic in extragalactic astronomy.)