Today's Chemtrail Synchronicity:It's a Bit Eerie

It's June. Summer, school's out, warm-hot days, etc. But things are askew here in Eugene, Oregon. The school I work for, a public school, is on an alternative schedule; we don't get out until July 1, and the days here this June have been cold, rainy, strange indeed. The past few days however have been June like: hot. And all under a chemtrail laden sky.

Today and yesterday were particularly bad; tons of chemtrails in the skies. And not just straight ones, but criss crosses, loops, half circles. And a huge "chembow" around the sun today at about 1:00 pm. Yesterday gave us a sky fulll of trails, and patches of iridescent oily patches.

We've seen the chem bows before, and we've seen the oily rainbow bits as well. Not too often, but there.

Today the trails came out early, squashing hope of a blue sky, as the morning promised. Soon the sky was littered with the trails. And by 4:00 pm the sky had gone from blue and sunny with a few clouds, to a glazed milky haze that covered the sky, going from hot to muggy.

TALKIN' 'BOUT CHEMTRAILS
At work, outside, and three of us (and another adult nearby but out of ear shot, I assume. . .) discussing all the weird stuff up there, particularly the chembow. Someone thought it was because "it's the first day of summer." They hadn't heard of chemtrails; both asked me what I meant when I said that. I just told them to Google it. At least they looked up, and had noticed the weirdness, and even commented on the weirdness. One person said they don't look up much, and that anything could be going on up there, they don't think about it. I'm paraphrasing but that was the sense of it.

(With these kinds of perceptions and responses to what's right above us, it's not surprising the government can blithely get away spraying that stuff right over our heads.)

STRANGE E-MAIL
So I go inside, on break, check my e-mail. And find an e-mail from someone who said they read one of my "blog postings" about chemtrails They also live in Eugene, and commented on the chemtrails, including the chembow. Indeed, he or she called it a chembow.

What's even stranger is that the e-mail was sent at the same time (1:00 pm) I was outside with the others, looking at sky, talking about the trails. Pretty eerie!

Reminds me of the stories of people discussing crop circles and then go out to find, later that day, or the next day, a crop circles in the very spot they were discussing, etc.

Well, Good to Know I Guess

Lesley (Debris Field, Beyond the Dial, etc.) always has neat blog quizzes at her place; I stole this one from her.



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Bright White Synchronicity

I saw an interesting object this afternoon. Outside, about 1:00 pm, cloudless sky. No clouds, no chemtrails. . . nothing. It was slightly breezy, about 75 degrees.

I notice a bright white round object almost still up in the sky. At first I though t it was a balloon. Or maybe a blimp. I watched it; thinking that, as it moved, the shape would be revealed; wings, or an elongated shape, something. Nothing; it stayed round the entire time.

It moved very slowly across the sky. It seemed to curve a bit but was headed in a North to South direction. It was very bright; seemed to be lit from within but really hard to say; it could have been the sun reflecting off it. Although, while possible, it seemed odd it would have looked like that when I first saw it, which was way off.

As I was watching it, I took off my huge solar lens glasses -- the kind that fits over your prescription glasses. With my regular prescription glasses (which are transition lenses) I could barely see the object. With the solar lens glasses on, I the object just popped out; and I could also discern a slight round ring around it in the air; like the object was moving he air around it. Or, could be just an optical illusion.

I sure was surprised when I got home to find this on the Phantoms and Monsters site. (hat tip to Lesley at Debris Field.)

Looking at the video, the object there looks a lot like the one I saw today. It’s hard to see how high up it was, etc. but overall, very similar.

Something was up there all right, and it wasn’t a plane or balloon. Most likely some kind of man made probe, monitoring device, something like that.

The Watercolor Alien Ant

Untitled, watercolor 1979? by James Rich


This painting is a watercolor Jim did many years ago, when we were first together. I remember when he painted it. It's a small watercolor on paper; about 18" by 18". He was going through his old portfolios last night and found it.

I told him it was an "interesting painting" and that it reminded me of an alien; some kind of alien painting. He said he had no idea what was going on when he painted that; what he was thinking or why he painted it. No recollection of the inspiration or what he was trying to do.

He asked me what I meant by "alien painting" I said, well, it immediately, for some reason, just screamed alien and spaceship at me. I have the impression the ant is female, very large, "alien," and is holding something, some sort of tablet. Jim looked at it and said he saw what I meant. I reminded Jim of all the giant insect alien stories; usually praying mantis type creatures, or giant grasshopper type beings some speak about in connection with UFO encounters. After he looked at it he said it reminded him of a female being as well; probably because of the way it's sitting and the long robe or whatever it is it/she is wearing.

It was at that time that Jim and I were experiencing a lot of unusual UFO events, including an episode of missing time. I had my "Geisha Woman Alien" dream during that time frame.

Speaking of alien insectoid beings, in a bit of synchronicity I was listening to George Noory last night on C2C. (By the way, say what you will about him, and I have, he is a goof ball in many ways, but he was defending the medical marijuana use law in California, so good for him) and he and a caller were sharing praying mantis stories. Not in the context of aliens or UFOs however, more mundane than that. And earlier today I read Richard Thomas Room 101 column on Binnall of America, where he writes about Ghosts, Aliens, Yeti and the Late Great Nigel Kneale British "father" of sci fi television and movies. Which inspired me to post something on my blog Frame 352: The Stranger Side of Sasquatch with this image:

I'm deathly, pathologically afraid of insects. I had some chilling experiences as a child -- I won't go there, far too personal and wrapped up in family dysfunction abuse horrors -- but at the same time, I don't like to see people just stomp on insects for no reason. (There was also a weird event in Crescent City, California, involving a Japanese beetle, alcoholic abusers though not to me, hmm, a theme here I see, and I kid you not, a real life scene with "Deliverance" type redneck hillbillies, complete with shotguns and a truck full of pitbulls. But I digress.) (And there was another thing with a bumble bee when I was a kid, and my sister as well, I found out years later, that has to do with missing time and high strangeness.)I'll certainly go out of my way to kill bugs in the house, depending on what kind; wasps, etc. Others I take outside. Well, okay, I try to get Jim to take them outside, but the point is, I don't like killing things if I can help it.

Well, that all took a weird turn, I see. As disjointed as all this might seem, one thing stands out: a conflicting relationship with insects. I like some of them, they're pretty, many are harmless, etc. Others I am fearful of to the point of vomiting. People with encounters with giant insectiod alien beings report both terrifying experiences, as well as ones of learning, wisdom and beauty. Why this contrast? Are our mundane encounters a relfection, on a symbolic level, of these experiences?

Chemtrail Connections

Are chemtrails "spiritual?" Victoria Hardy thinks so. Whatever you think about that, chemtrails exist, and people are astoundingly apathetic. What are chemtrials, and why the apathy?

Chemtrails exist, and this isn’t a piece about proving how they do exist, or debating, debunking, or anything else. They exist. They’re not “just contrails.” Like UFOs, they are. What they are -- and what they’re not -- is the question.

Over the years, as I explore the chemtrail mystery, I’ve come across some odd connections people have made, including myself, about the chemtrails.
Who would have thought to put chemtrails and Forteana together? But that’s exactly what Colin Bennett did in his excellent piece Chemtrails: A Fortean View
A New Look at a Mystery of the Skies :Chemtrails: What's Going On? (January 22 2005. By Colin Bennett)

I wrote a piece about chemtrails and black triangles; suggesting that some of the behaviors of the phenomena, and the mindset of observers as well as skeptics and researchers, are similar.

Victoria Hardy has made another connection, one that I hadn’t considered, in her article on American Chronicle; The Spiritual Nature of Chemtrail Belief. Don’t let the title turn you off; while I don’t agree with Hardy on that one point, which we’ll get to later, she has written a good article on chemtrails, and the apathy surrounding these things literally right above our heads.

When reading the title, I thought “Well, I don’t think UFOs are “spiritual” either (although there’s that element in all paranormal things) and I sure don’t see anything spiritual in chemtrails” but I read on.

Hardy describes the first time she realized something wasn’t right up there in our increasingly milky skies:

As I have stated previously from the first time I noticed a trail being unleashed across the sky my mind shifted into metaphysical thinking and looking back, it felt like I was witnessing a blurring of realities. As I stood in the yard that day, rather stunned, I felt an instinctual grip of fear in my belly and the sure knowledge that what I was witnessing was simply not right. And in the first weeks of my newfound awareness I couldn't´t help but wonder why others were not standing on the streets and pointing out the aberration. And even now, despite the trails showing up on commercials and television shows and despite the myriad of explanations, my mind still refuses to budge from the idea that the writing in the sky is telling us something important, something spiritual.

Exactly! I agree with everything she’s said, except for that last bit about “the sky is telling us something important, something spiritual.” But I am continually astounded at the lack of interest by the majority in what’s right above their heads. (They literally don’t see! Maybe, in some round about way, that is metaphysical.)

But the trails themselves as some kind of spiritual signage, akin to crop circles? I can’t go there.

Hardy however can, and does:

But for me, I believe we are seeing the signs spoken of by the ancient prophets.
Victoria writes that we’ve been taught since birth to trust authorities, not to question; no one would argue with that. I don’t see chemtrails as “signs spoken of by the ancient prophets” however.

Hardy has experienced what I have as well, when I was naive and silly enough to think you could actually have an authentic discussion with skeptics. Like her, I’ve been accused of intentionally panicking people. (Imagine dahlings! Me!):

Over the years I´I've heard chemtrail believers referred to as insane, ignorant or deliberately trying to instill fear in others and many months ago I created a survey attempting to understand the common thread that connects those who feel undeniable concern when witnessing the webs dripping in our skies

Victoria Hardy has done some research into those who “believe” (though I dislike that word when it comes to chemtrails, just as I do when it comes to UFOs) and her results are interesting. I’m not going to reiterate them here; I encourage you to read her article. There’s interesting information like religious beliefs, education, UFO witnesses, etc. but I found this personally interesting:

Many spoke of sadness, depression, fear and shock and several mentioned questioning their sanity because those around them did not seem concerned. A couple reported losing friends after speaking out about the subject.

Hardy asked individuals what they thought the purpose of chemtrails were; many responses, but this was caught my eye:

Several believed that the trails in the sky create a perfect backdrop for holographic imagery and will be used in Project Blue Beam.

That never occurred to me And, it’s not one I believe, although I do believe there has been, and will be, all kinds of things up with Project Blue Beam. I just found it interesting many do think this in relation to chemtrails.

While I don’t personally see the chemtrails as literal signs in the sky in relation to ancient prophecies, I enjoyed reading Hardy’s article, and appreciate her efforts in doing her own small research to add to the data. It’s always encouraging to come across others who look up, and really see what’s there, and actively wonder about what it is they're seeing.

MUFON on Stephenville

I have a new piece up at UFO Digest: MUFON On Stephenville.

Reading Dolan

Jim on the left, Richard Dolan on the right

“What kind of crazy monkey wrench shit is going on here??!!”

Said my spouse, Jim, as he's reading Richard Dolan's UFO's and The National Security State

Jim was familiar with the book,(but hadn't read it, til now) and, as is usual, gets most of his UFO book info from me like this:

Me: (reading something or another) "Holy shit! Jim, listen to this!"
Jim: (as he's painting or watching the game) "Wow, I have to read that book when you're done!"

After our visit to McMinnville for the UFO Fest, Jim settled in to read Dolan's book for the first time. He can't put it down. I love it.

Mega Hogs and Other Things

I have a post up at Frame 352 about Monster Quest's Mega Hog episode.


Working away on the new Trickster's Realm column for Tim Binnall's Binnall of America. It's about MUFON's take on the Stephenville lights.

Also working on some responses to some pieces in the current UFO Magazine; Alfred Lehmberg's, and Colin Bennett's.

Turkish UFO researcher Farah Yurdozu has an item up on Women Of Esoterica: From Mars to Brazil.

On the UFO Magazine blog, there is an interesting entry by UFO Magazine and UFO researcher Sean Casteel: Curiosity Is Not Enough. He asks about "almost abductees" those of us who've
experienced missing time, telepathic communications, sightings, etc. but no memory of seeing greys or being inside craft, etc. YES! I respond. . . you can read more here.

Saw Beowulf the other night; didn't much like it. And I was a folklore major! Hmm, maybe that's why I didn't like it. I didn't hate it, (not like I did Spartan 300, that join the army and kill people in Iraq piece of propaganda, po mo tripe) but, didn't love it either. Yeah, I know, who cares.

Circus Folk Blood-line

This has nothing to do with UFOs or the paranormal; not directly. But I often say I come from circus folk, in the context of those critics of UFOlogy for being too circus like. It's true; I do come from circus folk. My grandfather on my father's side was Duke R. Lee, actor, stunt man, impersonator, circus performer. My grandmother, Louise Gladstone Lee was one of the "Gladstone Sisters," performing in Vaudeville, before joining the circus. My father was in the Tom Mix circus when he was a kid.

Here are some of the films Duke Lee, Sr. appeared in:

1. My Darling Clementine (1946) (uncredited) .... Townsman
2. Mountain Rhythm (1939) (uncredited) .... Rancher
3. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) (uncredited) .... Deputy [Ch. 1]
4. Stagecoach (1939) (uncredited) .... Lordsburg sheriff
5. Feud of the Range (1939) (as Duke Lee) .... Sheriff
6. Santa Fe Stampede (1938) (uncredited) .... Townsman
7. Overland Stage Raiders (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman
8. Marie Antoinette (1938) (uncredited) .... Coach Driver
9. The Soldier and the Lady (1937) (uncredited) .... Peasant
10. The Plainsman (1936) (uncredited) .... Trooper
11. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) (uncredited) .... A Sergeant
12. Desert Guns (1936) (as Duke Lee) .... Steve Logan
13. Swifty (1935) (uncredited) .... Duke (posse rider)
14. The Phantom Empire (1935) (uncredited) .... Tom Baxter - chap. 1-2
15. The Lottery Lover (1935) (uncredited) .... Knife Thrower
16. Judge Priest (1934) (uncredited) .... Deputy
17. Adventures of Texas Jack (1934) .... Steve Parson/Colonel Cody
18. The Whirlwind Rider (1934) (as Duke Lee) .... The Sheriff
19. Man of the Forest (1933) (uncredited) .... Jake, a henchman
20. The Fighting Texans (1933) (uncredited) .... Marshal
21. Deadwood Pass (1933) (as Duke Lee) .... Deputy
22. When a Man Rides Alone (1933) (uncredited) .... Replaced by Al Bridge, billed 3rd on posters as Duke Lee
23. Flaming Guns (1932) (as Duke Lee) .... Red McIntyre

Sadly, I don't have any photographs except for one with Buffalo Bill; I think one of my siblings has a couple of other photos of the circus, etc.

Then there's character actor (deceased) Akim Tamiroff, on my mother's side (by marriage.) He wasn't circus folk, but he was theater/movie folk, and his wife, my great aunt, Tamara Shayne, and her brother Konstantin Shayne and so on . . .


So yes, it's true. I really do come from circus folk. And that's why I defend the Contactees, and denounce efforts to create a UFOlogical Guild, Congress, Organization, -- any Official UFO Anything that would strive to keep the clowns out, and the self-appointed arbiters of Holy UFOlogy in.


Sometimes I think I'll write a book about all this; but it's not as glamorous as it might sound. Duke Lee died when I was little; Louise was working as a live-in cook in some millionaire's house in Beverly Hills when I was growing up, and I only met the the people on my mother's side a few times when I was young.

Still, it's in my blood, which probably explains a lot of things . . .

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_R._Lee

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497200/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848667/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790175/

Charles Fort

A Collector of Data:

Sometimes I am a collector of data, and only a collector, and am likely to be gross and miserly, piling up notes, pleased with merely numerically adding to my stores. Other times I have joys, when unexpectedly coming upon an outrageous story that may not be altogether a lie, or upon a macabre little thing that may make some reviewer of my more or less good works mad. But always there is present a feeling of unexplained relations of events that I note, and it is this far-away, haunting, or often taunting, awareness, or suspicion, that keeps me piling on. ~ Charles Fort

(Talents, p.862)

Snarly Skepticism

I'm still here, just working in the real world as well as working on some UFO/Fortean related projects.

I have a new post up at Snarly Skepticism.


And a couple of new ones at Women Of Esoterica.

How Will We Ever Know If It´s "Full" Disclosure?

I wrote this the other day; it's up at American Chronicle. After hearing Richard Dolan's presentation last night, I've been thinking about this more. There's always the possibility of disclosure by "them," -- the aliens, or whatever/whoever they are. Open, full disclosure, not the covert, one on one disclosures that have been taking place. This isn't the final response to the idea of disclosure, or addresses all of it. It's just one angle into what really is a complex idea, with many potential ramifications.

How Will We Ever Know If It´s "Full" Disclosure?

The hopes for full disclosure about UFOs will remain forever unfulfilled.

There are earnest efforts by many, pushing for disclosure, but that day when the government reveals all will never come. As I´ve said many times, there are a few reasons for this opinion. One, the elusive, covert nature of the phenomena is an innate part of the phenomena.

One aspect of this dance (close, far, in your face, jump back, hide, blatantly expose itself with lights and beams and beings. . .) is its oppositional position alongside the infrastructure. Science, media, academia, governments, institutionalized religions, will never "take UFOs seriously." They´re not set up for that. They can´t.

The UFO phenomena experiences flaps not only in the UFOs themselves, like sightings and encounters, but in pop culture´s and societies awareness. From the popularity of TV shows on UFOS to governments releasing some of their files on UFOs, and witnesses (often decades later) coming forward, these things happen in waves. So it often looks like "ah, the big moment is sure to come any minute now!"

No, it isn't.

One thing that always surprises me about the hopes for disclosures is the acceptance that whatever government, via whatever agency, is releasing everything it knows. I highly suspect that for every bunch of stuff released by MOD, or the FBI, or the French government, the Russian government, etc. there are tons of papers yet to be released. Or redacted. Or burned, shredded, conveniently "lost," and so on.

How do we know that what is released publicly is the real thing? Just because they say so? What´s the story behind the little we´re allowed to see?



Efforts for disclosure are well meaning, and while I don't think it´s going to change anything, it can´t hurt. We have learned some things, and that´s good.

Just be aware that we´re never getting the whole story, and we never will. There isn´t some global plan among the governments of the world to simultaneously release all it knows on UFOs.

This jaded view of disclosure doesn't mean I´m anti-conspiracy. The documented history of governments mind control programs, debunking campaigns, weapons and psy-ops makes it quite clear that we are targets to be used at their whim. This is certainly as scary as aliens. A mass landing, caught on tape, aired on CNN? Sure. But are they aliens, or some kind of staged by humans event? The MILAB (military abductions) scenario is still considered pretty paranoid by many within the UFO field; as long as we hold the view that governments wouldn´t do things like this, we´ll remain naive.

Whenever new information is released, we need to consider that we´re only getting a little bit of the story; that there is very likely much more to be learned. For every piece of information we get, there are many pieces left behind. And for every document allowed to enter the public arena, we have to look at it with some skepticism. Just because they say it´s so, doesn´t mean it´s so.

Catastrophes and UFOs: It's Not a Contest

Recent catastrophes; earthquakes in China, cyclones in Myanmar,tornadoes in the U.S., have caused some to once again demonize UFOs, or at least, those who choose to explore the mystery of UFOs.

Why the two would have anything to do with each other is beyond me, but the supposed thinking of those who use these tragedies to support their peevish anti-UFO stance makes sense to them, obviously.

Skeptics of many varieties (including, paradoxically, those who acknowledge there are UFOs) don’t like most UFO researchers. That aside, they don’t like UFOs much either. They're always pissed off at them, because UFOS aren’t doing anything. The UFO phenomena’s continued behavior of remaining elusive is maddening, torturous in its contradictory, slippery manifestations. And yet, for all the years the UFOs have been around (centuries, really) for all the evidence, they haven't done anything. At least not in a grand, showy way; pulling off some mind blowing trick like turning mountains into ice cream sundaes or finally delivering those flying cars.

They haven’t fixed anything, saved anyone, cured any diseases, solved any of the world’s problems. They didn’t prevent the recent tragedies, or past disasters. They didn’t warn us. They haven’t stopped war. Racism, ageism, sexism, classism still exist, relgious hatreds and wars continue, people live in poverty. The aliens and UFOs haven't fixed any of it.

This makes some people downright mad. Instead of getting mad at a god, God, Jesus - they’re mad at UFOs. And they're madder still at people who study UFOs. The message seems to be that it’s somehow all our fault that tragedies happen. And if it isn’t our fault, exactly, and/or the UFOs, we’re still guilty by association just for seriously thinking about the subject.

I get the feeling these brands of skeptics (and beware; many of them insist they are not skeptics at all and are, in fact, in with the in crowd of UFO researchers) have a whole lot of expectations on what UFOs should do, and what they shouldn’t do. Which is ludicrous. They accuse us of being like children; frivolous children who chase after the fleeting, fragile UFO, when it’s they that are stuck in magical thinking.

Sure, I “believe” in aliens. Rather, I believe they exist. I believe aliens from other planets, as well as other entities, are all around us. I don’t believe in them, however. I don't pray to them or expect them to do anything.

I don’t believe every UFO is from outer space, piloted by ET.
I don’t believe ET, aliens, entities, Mothman, Bigfoot, or Lizard Man are going to save us, cure us, fix us, heal the planet, or teach me how to parallel park.

I don’t think only some should study UFOs, and others shouldn’t, and I don’t think anyone should, or, shouldn't, just because I said so. Or because anyone else said so.

I don’t care who’s who, or why, or what they do in their private life, (naturally there are some boundaries here, Christ people, use your common sense) if they party too much, or not enough, -- they “get to” delve into the mysteries of life as much as anyone. In fact, god knows, we need more people getting deep into this stuff!

Using the very real horrors of this world to bash UFO or Fortean research is dishonest. It’s disingenuous. It’s lazy. It distracts from both the world’s cruel realities, as well as anomalous research.

The two aren’t in a contest with each other; don’t make it one. Don’t pit one phenomena against the other as some sort of moral barometer of any given individual.

Nick Redfern: New Blog

Wow, King of the Fortean Blogs fer sure, Redfern has another new blog, this one that reviews books, DVDs, etc. on Fortean subjects. Send him your stuff...eheck out his blog. Er, blogs, lol. It's called Fortean Reviews.

http://forteanreviews.blogspot.com/

MIBS, Mothman and Mom

A recent post at Mothman Flutterings on a conversation with mom today.

Nick Redfern's New Blog on Culture of Contact

Nick Redfern, Esoteric Blog King, has a new blog at Culture of Contact. Nick’s entry is: “My 3,2,1 of UFO Hatred,” which is very good. I had to laugh at Redfern's comments on the idea aliens are benevolent:

No. 2: The Aliens are our friends
Pleeeeez! No! Fuck Off!

That's to the point! I agree; why assume, even when we’re told by them (the alien guys) are benevolent? Beware the messenger; just because they say it’s so, doesn’t mean it is so.Anyway, (and I say this even though Vaeni didn’t ask me go join :) -- good blog post over there. Be sure to take a look.

Esoteric Junk Mail

My latest on Tim Binnall's site for my Trickster's Realm column over there: Esoteric Junk Mail.

http://binnallofamerica.com/tr5.5.8.html

As always, be sure to read all the other great columns over there, including Lesley's Grey Matters and Richelle's Medusa's Ladder.

Mysterious red lights in sky

Interesting. This is from April of 2008, Phoenix, Arizona. Air Force says it doesn't know and they didn't have anything, and the person who took this said he's never seen anything like this. Unfortunately, the newsreporter and the witness dance around the word UFO, as if UFO itself is tainted. Which, thanks to both the pathological skeptics and the rabid believers, UFO has come to mean "little green men" from space.
But I digress.

The New X-Files Movie, Torchwood

Of course I'll go see it! But naturally! I think the title is just awful: "I Want To Believe" Really?

I like Amanda Peet and Bill Connolly, who are also in the movie. All the usual hype and hush about the movie; the plot line, Mulder and Scully's "romance" (er, didn't they have a baby -- kind of puts the need for adolescent questions about their relationship to rest, doesn't it?) but I don't care about any of it. It's a new X-Files movie! What more is there?

Well, there's Torchwood. A great show; was so sorry to see season two end so quickly. (And so damn sadly.) Dear husband "George" says it's better than X-Files, but for myself, it's not "better" it's not a question of "better." Torchwood is the X-Files of its time, I suppose. Hipper, certainly more sexually open. Torchwood also deals a lot more with human emotions and pathos, etc. than X-Files did. You either like that a lot (I do) or you don't. Depends on one's temperament. Both have sexy main characters, which helps quite nicely.

I'm glad Torchwood has come along and filled the void X-Files left.

Bill Birnes: UFO Zealotry and Existentialism

I love this post by Bil Birnes of UFO Magazine and UFO Hutners: UFO Zealotry and Existentialism. Doesn't matter what you think of Birnes, or UFO Hunters, or the magazine, or really, anything else. He makes valid points that every UFO pundit, researcher, investigator and writer should heed. Look, people, (to those of whom this thus applies) GROW UP!

It's ironic that there are individuals taking UFOs seriously enough to write about them in whatever way, and expect to be taken seriously, yet whine and moan, insult and sneer at others, lie about others, at the drop of a hat. So I ask you dahlings, how can, why would, anyone listen to these people when they behave so badly?

Another irony is in the cries for some sort of "cleansing" of the study of UFOs. Get rid of those to young, or too old, the wrong gender, the wrong theories, like the wrong music, and so on. Meanwhile, UFOs themselves don't behave in any particularly predictbale, narrow, rigid mamner. Yet we want to approach the things that are nebulous and contradictory with anything but an open view.