When I was a kid, I never really considered growing up to be an astronaut. That's probably more an American thing.

As a young Canadian kid, the only rockets I knew were Maurice and Henri Richard. My aspirations for eventual adulthood employment were more realistic and earth-bound - professions such as Professional Chocolate Taster, CEO of Skippy Peanut Butter Ltd or Bikini Catalogue Model Photographer.

Nowadays, being an astronaut seems downright exciting, given the one down south that recently leaped enthusiastically off of the deep end of the behaviour charts.

You've probably already heard about NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, and the wacky story of her love triangle gone seriously awry. It's been in all the media, and the late-night TV hosts have been having a heyday. But with the way reality TV works now, and how everyday nobodies can be instant stars now, this has got to be a goldmine for astronaut recruitment.

"Trouble at home? Leave your problems behind, and float weightlessly at the same time!!"

"Making The Mob look tame, join the Space Program!!"

"We're looking for a few good wing nuts!!"

Chow for now!!