Zeitgeisters, first saw this in the RSS feed on the RHS of this here blog (and no, I don’t get tired of repeating that jaded phrase); US Astronaut Charged with Trying To Kidnap ‘Love Rival’ . It concerns US astronaut Lisa Nowak being charged with attacking and attempting to kidnap a woman whom she thought was her ‘love rival’ for another astronaut, William Oefelein. You gotta read the story . It’s sordid. If you take in all the stuff that was in her car, it gets even worse. It’s a little like some parallel universe episode of COPS. COP 1: What is your occupation, ma’am? NOWAK: I’m an astronaut. COP 1: I will ask you again, what is your occupation? NOWAK: Astronaut. I flew on the space shuttle Discovery. COP 2: It would be better for you if you fully co-operate. COP 1: We don’t want to find out later that you’re lying. COP 2: We can stay here all night, if necessary ma’am. Your mind grabs the word ‘astronaut’ because we hold the notion of such a pers...