123Greetings Newsletter: Summer, Flying Saucer Day, Birthday, Love
Hey there,
Aren't you glad that Summer is approaching? I'm glad the seasons are changing though, I'm not really fond of monotony. But hanging out with my niece Rachael makes all the difference...
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Welcoming the Summer [Jun 20 - Sep 21]
After graduating from fifth grade, Rachael wanted to do something special on Father's Day for my brother-in-law, David. You know how girls have this special connection with their dads. David is a big outdoors fan so Rachael thought it'd be a good idea to spend Father's Day in the park. She wanted to celebrate Father's Day having a BBQ in Prospect Park. She convinced me to go along with her family. She didn't have to persuade me much, after all, it was a welcome change from the monotony of my house and the now familiar pangs of pain from being dumped AGAIN.
At the BBQ, people were enjoying themselves. They were all happy with the spirit of the coming summer. Someone commented about Summer Solstice being very close and experiencing heat waves because of global warming. These geographical terminologies have always given me the shivers. So I told that to Rachael. Smart as she is, she immediately took up the task of explaining to me what it is and why it is so. She told me how the Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, et cetera.
While she was explaining it all to me, she sounded totally different! She became a teacher, despite the fact that she just graduated fifth grade. A couple of people who overheard her smiled. I got a little unnerved by it all! I mean, I know the basics, but it's the details that I am not so sure about! And there she was, starting her explanation with what the solar system was and continued on with why heat waves happen, etc. etc. I think I'm going to be hanging out more with her over the summer. I mean, she has time on her hands and she's full of surprises!
Flying Saucer Day
Steve called me the other day to tell me that he had something important to show me. He wouldn't tell me over the phone because it "would change the world as we knew it". He didn't want me to walk over to his cube; we had to meet in a public place. Weird, but then, that's Steve. He instructed me to meet him in Central Park and to make sure I wasn't followed. When I arrived, he looked nervous and excited at the same time.
"I need to show you something, but you have to promise me that you won't breathe a word about it until I am ready to go public," whispered Steve. Puzzled, I shook my head, yes. He continued, "For years, I have been convinced that there is intelligent life in the universe..." he told me that he went camping in upstate New York over the long Memorial Day weekend as part of a SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) project he'd been running for years. He took all his radio and telescope equipment with him, along with some beer to keep him company. He also took a camera with him, and he saw a flying saucer. He said that he had proof with him and I'm the first person that he's showing the "earth-shattering" proof.
I really didn't want to disappoint him. I held my ground and tried not to laugh or smile. He showed me a picture of lights in the sky--there were about three lights in the dark night sky. Steve told me that he was in an area that airplanes don't usually fly. But it looked to me like an airplane light, so I told him, "Steve, it looks like airplane lights. I mean, you might not be in an area where commercial airlines fly but what about private planes?" I had to be brutally honest with him--I mean he's thinking of going to the press in a big way with the bigwigs like CNN, ABC, FOX, and all the networks. I didn't want him to be humiliated later on. Steve tried to convince me but I didn't budge. I told him, "Look, Steve, isn't there someone else who understands these things who can take a look at this stuff?" I had to find a solution fast. "Ya, there's a couple of my friends, and some friends of friends who are experts that I can contact," replied Steve.
"Ok, then, why don't you have them verify the information you have... maybe they'd give you better leverage when you go to the media," I told him. That was the last reason and logic that I could muster. Steve's eyes brightened up like a scientist discovered a new strand of genes. "YES. Bob you're brilliant!" He had a big smile on his face. "That way, I can prove that flying saucers ARE real. And I discovered them." He hopped up from the park bench as he was saying, "Sorry buddy, I have to run now, thanks for coming out here," and just like his mysterious flying saucers, he disappeared from the park. Ahh, where would my life be without a bit of adventure, eh?
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