The Fading Skies: Light Pollution vs The Most Magnificent Sight Known to Humankind.

Look up at the sky. What do you see? Definitely not even half of what our ancestors saw. That sight has been long lost.

Not many notice. Even less care. But how horrifying it is, to look up at the night sky and not see the billions of stars in this vast universe that we are a part of...

We say human race has come far. We explored space and touched other worlds. But what good is any of that if our skies are so polluted, that we cannot even receive the tiniest glimpse of our little corner of the universe? How low have we sunk, that the same stars that our ancestors saw are now hidden from us by a veil? What will our children see? What will our grandchildren see? How will you look up and tell them stories about the Hunter and the Scorpion, if you can't see them anymore?

In our mad quest to bring light to the darkest corners of the world, we have turned ourselves away from the magnificence of the Cosmos. From the stars are we born. We are all made of star-stuff. Now, we have turned away from the very thing that created and nurtured us, and the sights of the heavens have become lost.

"It makes sense to revere the Sun and the stars, for we are their children." ~ Carl Sagan.

We have let light pollution snatch away from us the most brilliant sight we could ever hope to see, and our little speck of dust in the immense emptiness of space has become more isolated than ever. By the lights of our little world, we have lost the beauty of light beyond.

Turn off the lights, put out the lamps, and gaze up in unison at the brilliance of this incredible Cosmos that we are all a part of.

Young Pups Arrested for Drug-related Felony, Sentenced to Rehab, Gets Clean.

Arrow Kombowski (l) and Max Labowski were arrested on charges of drug possession and abuse

FRONT YARD: Two young pups, Max Labowski (4m) and Arrow Kombowski (4m) were arrested here on Saturday morning after they were found covered in a green substance, suspected to be drugs. Eye-witnesses saw the young pups acting suspiciously, and informed the police, which led to their quick arrest.

The young pups were initially aggressive and resisted arrest. An officer lost a nail in the line of duty, but the pups were apprehended. "Losing a nail isn't new to me. I'm just glad to have caught the perps," she said. The pups soon resorted to whining and pleading to be released.

Max Labowski, begging the officers to let him go.

Labowski and Kombowski immediately confessed to their crimes and led the police to the crime scene, where a carpet, covered in the same green substance, was discovered. It is assumed that the crime scene is where the young pups often got together for their enjoyment. "Max was found practically covered in the substance, while Arrow only had small amounts on his body," said the officer who made the arrest.

Max Labowski at the crime scene.

Forensics are on scene, trying to establish the nature of this substance. Narcotics officers speculate that this is a new drug out on the street, targeted at vulnerable youngsters. Labowski and Kombowski are the latest victims of the drug epidemic that is sweeping the nation. "I've been on the force for 2 years... I've never seen anything like this before," said the detective in charge.

At the trial, a three-member jury found them guilty of drug possession and abuse. The young pups were sent to the Back Yard Rehabilitation Center where they are to remain until they got clean. Known to be violent and unpredictable at times, Labowski and Kombowski were escorted to the Rehabilitation Center under maximum security.

Arrow Kombowski at Back Yard Rehabilitation Center

Max Labowski attempts to escape from Back Yard Rehabilitation Center.

While at the center, several futile attempts were made by the pups to escape, which only served to extend their stay. After a grueling procedure that lasted more than half an hour, they were declared clean by the doctors.

Labowski and Kombowski were moved out of the center to The Rooftop, a minimum security facility where doctors kept a close watch on them for fear of a relapse. Most of the reports stated that they were coping well with the rehabilitation and would soon be fit to re-enter society. However, sources say that the young pups could be heard quarreling from time to time, mostly about who's fault it was that got them caught.

Fresh out of the BYRC, the young pups at The Rooftop, a minimum security facility.

Max Labowski and Arrow Kombowski have now been released and they are trying to adjust to normal life. They have been clean for two hours and authorities hope that they will make attempts to stay clean.

Clean for two hours, the pups have a joyful reunion with the officer who helped them leave their life of addiction behind.

Their story has a happy ending. Make sure that yours do to. Don't do drugs.