I have a lot I need to thank Bill Nye for. He taught me, essentially, all I know about science. When my teacher asked me what inertia is, I proudly answered “Inertia is a property of matter,” and everyone else went “Bill Nye the Science Guy! Bill! Bill! Bill!” It has just that much of an influence on our culture. One day I was sick during Katimavik, and the next day I went back to the class I was working with, and found out that they had watched Bill Nye while I was away. I almost cried.

And now, for the ode:

Bill Nye.

Your name rhymes with Science Guy,

But really, you’re my guy.

If we had lift and drag and thrust and gravity, we’d fly,

All over the dense gaseous atmospheric sky.

And we’d look into each other’s eyes,

And the lights would reflect off our retinas,

And into our world of luuurrrve.

Yes, I do realize that Bill Nye could be my father. In fact, he is 6 years older than my father. But still. He helped me pass Biology, and I can never repay him for that.

Random Fact of the Day: Bill Nye won a Steve Martin lookalike contest, and started being a stand-up comedian at night. Then he developed the idea to become Bill Nye the Science Guy. And the rest is history…

For more Bill information, visit his official site, or watch him on YouTube!