Roswell...

...is the Mecca of a very weird religion. I type this on the heels of the UFO festival last weekend, which (true) consisted of some really, really interesting lectures on the 1947 UFO incident. Something definitely happened here, something other than a weather balloon, that justified one hell of a cover-up.

I have to issue an apology--that Roswell movie, that I made fun of in an earlier post, isn't half bad! It offers a concise history of the event, plus the whole town seems pretty proud of it. Which makes sense; if they ever make Northfield: the movie, surely the locals would be brimming with pride. I can see it now: a young Norwegian man from rural Minnesota leaves the dairy farm to get an education at St. Olaf College, becomes a successful off-brand cereal entrepreneur, preaches his wisdom as a lecturer at Carleton, then dies after a night of drinking at the Cow, plunging to his death in the Cannon River. Perfect. Next project: Cambridge-Isanti: A tale of two cities...

I actually find UFO enthusiasts to be quite a bit more informed than the average person. There's quite often something to their message. Often times however, they don't stop there. I heard the UFO conspiracy tied into damn near every other conspiracy you can think of--the Kennedy assassination, Marilyn Monroe's suicide(?), 9/11, global warming (which is supposedly now a conspiracy), the moon landing, NASA is run by the freemasons... etc. Oh, and for everyone's reference, here's a breakdown of all alien species known to science:

http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicspecies.htm

It's pretty funny to hear these guys argue with each other. "No, UFOs aren't extraterrestrial, they're human craft from the future, piloted by super-evolved human beings, dumbass!" Geez, reminds me of my BTS-T credit. I guess it's fun to guess at things.

Work is okay. It's been really rainy here (i know, we're all surprised too), so things are pretty slow. Weekends are boring--i think i'll take in nearby Carlsbad Caverns sometime soon. Other than that, i'll try to be in touch. Oh, and thanks everyone for all the kind birthday wishes! I got to celebrate with free beer and ice cream. NOM NOM.