Having seen the contrails of so many rockets launched out of Vandenberg AFB (near Lompoc on the Central Coast of Cali), I didn't give it a second thought.

I didn't either, until no one knew where it came from.

Here's a rule I live by and it works out pretty weird: when people say something really unusual happened in the sky and they know in their hearts what it is, they're wrong. Because people generally really suck at recognizing what they're seeing in the sky.

If it were a rocket launched by us and the military wanted it to be a secret they would have just announced a launch and lied about what they were launching (as they probably do all the time) or done it where nobody was likely to see (we have launch sites all over the world and in very remote places). They would have to be pretty stupid to launch a missile over Los Angeles and think nobody would notice.

If it were a missile launch by someone other than the United States I really don't think they'd be able to keep their intense interest in it secret at all (and the president would probably not continue his overseas trip).

That said, at times like these I really miss Art Bell.

I've seen some weird stuff in the sky (Erica saw one of those things with me and it wasn't a double hallucination). That said, I didn't think it was a foreign missile or rocket. It was odd that for a period of time it wasn't being identified, the military said it wasn't them (which I believe because as Alex said they'd announce the launch and lie about what it is) and no one knew where it came from.

That's called a cover story.

wow



That has nothing to do with this topic or anything else. That's just the way I feel today.


wow


I'm glad the day is almost over.


wow

I didn't think the missile trail was off until I read it was "coming from Catalina". Since when do we launch missiles from Catalina?

Yes, it was a better day.

I got my promotion this year based on a lot of smoke and mirrors. Not to say I didn't work, but I can't say I was putting my full effort in, or that I was putting as much effort in as I made it look to management.

However, I think I've retroactively earned the promotion over the last 3 weeks. Or, at least, I've accelerated from cruise control, right on past where I should have been over the last year, and am now putting in effort befitting my new position.

Feels good, but I'm exhausted, and getting a little tired of late work hours eating into my time with Theo. But at least it's been rewarding work.