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This Alien Story
UFOs, Presidents, and that Special Conversation with Grown-ups
Understanding the art of Geo-political manipulation through the lens parenting.
I have an 8 year old. He will be 9 in April. I hope it’s April. I do get dates messed up. What a great way to start this. Human! Opinionated, complicatedly loving and kind and wanting the best, but seriously flawed, and wondering what I will say when that Special conversation comes up. You know. Are there aliens? Well, son, it’s kind of like this… Yes. Mind you, there is that other conversation. You know. About Santa. And the fact all humans lie. You do know, all humans lie came from science, right?
I guess the balloon thing is a big thing. It may be over inflated. There is a lot of game play here. The good folks outside of the UFO community are probably not aware of just how much gaming is going on. You can bet your tax dollars, if there is a way Congress can spin UFOs into a money-making scheme, or a way to get re-elected, they will do it.
Traditionally, talking UFOs was bad for your career. Carter didn’t fare so well. No one could stop Reagan from talking aliens. Clinton did a hit and run with the possibility of aliens. The media didn’t respond to the possibilities of aliens of all and jumped right on…
