All right, everyone, including my niece, has been sending me this story about Cindy Crawford, supermodel astronaut.

Given her criteria, it may happen, but not any time soon, and not on a Russian launcher. Right now, with training, it takes a whole lot more than a week out of your life.

By the way, it’s looking like the Russians are really going to fly that seat empty in the fall. No one has come up with the scratch for the flight. Lance Bass thought his fans should pay for it, but so far, they think differently, apparently…