There was just no way I was going to be able to honor Independence Day as beautifully and as informatively as Fat Hairy (click on his link in the lower left column) so I decided to sit this one out quietly. Besides, I was feeling a bit ill and we were both feeling a little out of sorts after more equipment malfunctions in the last couple of days. In fact, I was at a loss on what to write about until I downloaded my latest round of snapshots from the camera. I came to this one shown and started to chuckle.
Brou barked to signal incoming military aircraft so I ran out, with camera in hand this time, only to find that they were unusually high up. At least there were two B1s so I thought it wouldn't hurt to waste a frame or two trying to capture them in flight. By the time the camera set itself up, I could not even see them through the view-finder but took a shot anyway. Then I promptly forgot that I had even bothered until just now. The two planes occupy the top and bottom of the photo on the left hand side but what caused me to laugh was the indistinct blob on the right side of the photo. It reminded me of so many UFO photos I had seen back in the 60s ... fascinating indistinct blobs just like this one!
Click on image for larger view (not like it will help however)
Then it occurred to me that New Mexico's most famous UFO incident took place exactly 60 years ago. Come to think of it, it's probably New Mexico's most famous anything to the world beyond the land of enchantment. Wait, better still; their annual UFO conference is going on right now! So this is my official Roswell post.
I swear Mark wasn't tossing pie pans around at the time and I checked the lens for crawly critters. I have my suspicions which involve my usual antenna sitter but you just never know sometimes, do ya?
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Humor of the Day (from my old buddy Jim)
Simple Instructions
"WHEN THE PIN IS PULLED, MR. GRENADE IS NOT OUR FRIEND." -US Marine Corps
"AIM TOWARDS THE ENEMY." -Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher
"CLUSTER BOMBING FROM B-52s IS VERY, VERY ACCURATE. THE BOMBS ARE
GUARANTEED TO ALWAYS HIT THE GROUND." -U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop.
"IF THE ENEMY IS IN RANGE, SO ARE YOU." -Infantry Journal
"A SLIPPING GEAR COULD LET YOUR M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER FIRE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. THAT WOULD MAKE YOU QUITE UNPOPULAR IN WHAT'S LEFT OF YOUR UNIT." -Army's magazine of preventative maintenance
"IT IS GENERALLY INADVISABLE TO EJECT DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA YOU JUST BOMBED." -US. Air Force manual
"TRY TO LOOK UNIMPORTANT; THE ENEMY MAY BE LOW ON AMMO."-Infantry Journal
"TRACERS WORK BOTH WAYS." -U.S. Army Ordnance
"FIVE-SECOND FUSES ONLY LAST THREE SECONDS ! "-Infantry Journal
"BRAVERY IS BEING THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS YOU'RE AFRAID."-David Hackworth
"IF YOUR ATTACK IS GOING TOO WELL, YOU'RE WALKING INTO AMBUSH."-Infantry Journal
"NO COMBAT-READY UNIT HAS EVER PASSED INSPECTION." -Joe Gay
"NEVER TELL THE PLATOON SERGEANT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO."-Unknown Marine Recruit
"DON'T DRAW FIRE; IT IRRITATES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU." -Infantry Journal
"IF YOU SEE A BOMB TECHNICIAN RUNNING, TRY TO KEEP UP WITH HIM."-U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop
"ANY SHIP CAN BE A MINESWEEPER. . .ONCE." -Anon
