A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me Options

[nasaman58]

I just joined this community last night, and I'm just curious about some of the people here. I'm only 19 years old, but I'm more interested in all things space than anyone I've ever met. Just out of curiosity, what are people's ages in this forum?

[MizarKey]

It's been great reading about all of you...

I'm 42, my job is as a User Support Analyst for the Human Services Agency for a county in California...luckily I get a few hours each day at work to keep up on all things Mars / Space.
I became interested in astronomy around the age of 14, my first star map came out of a National Geographic. Somehow I managed to locate Saturn in the sky and it has finally gotten around to being is relatively the same spot in Gemini where I first saw it all those years ago with my department store 2.4" refractor.
Saturn was my first 'love', I even did a science project about it in 8th grade.
I became a Trekkie at age 15 and fully believe we are being prepared for eventual disclosure that we are not alone in the universe.
My interest in Mars actually started thanks to Richard Hoagland's book about the 'Face on Mars'. I have since discovered there are enough interesting things about Mars that you don't have to make stuff up about it. You could call me a reformed anomolist, much of it thanks to this board and it's practical level headedness.
While I wish our Space program was much further along (bases on the Moon and Mars by now...mining asteroids...that sort of thing), the Computer age is a great time to be alive. I've been able to say "Thank You" directly to people who have given me so much joy (Don Davis for his Space art, Gary Wright for his music, some authors for their books...), it's truly an amazing time!

Eric