Area 51

I really need to write a book. Recently Annie Jacobsen who primarily writes for the Los Angeles Times Magazine published her second book titled; Area 51. Very original title if I may say so. Her primary course of writing covers business, finance and terrorism. I list terrorism because she had reported suspicious passengers on a flight in 2004 who turned out to be an ethnic musical band traveling to their next gig. Don't miss understand me, she is well recognized as a national and international journalist with by-lines in many major publications who after reading her newest book may be changing their minds.

The point of most interest in her newest book is her coverage of the Roswell UFO event where Annie really falls off the wagon. The UFO that crashed in Roswell was actually a Russian craft, or as she explains, a Soviet Spy Plane developed under Stalin and that it came down in Roswell during a storm. She then states Joseph Stalin was hoping that the news would cause widespread panic in the United States.

Jacobsen then states that the Soviet leader was inspired for the operation by the 1938 radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds". Now how about the Aliens found on board? They were actually scientific experiments created by the Nazi Doctor Josek Mengele, aka "Angel of Death" for the USSR after the war. According to Jacobsen the flight was piloted remotely and filled with a crew of "alien-like children".

Now we can all sit around and punch all sorts of holes through each chapter and highlight of this publication but I think the real thing to learn here is that with the right editor and a few bucks, anyone can right a book of fiction derived from fact and make a pretty good living. The New York Times wrote: "although this connect-the-dots U.F.O. thesis is only a hasty-sounding addendum to an otherwise straightforward investigative book about aviation and military history, it makes an indelible impression. Area 51 is liable to become best known for sci-fi provocation". What?

COSTCO

I know, we have all heard it before...."Just when I thought I have seen it all...". Well here is another one to add to the books. You can now purchase your casket for burial at COSTCO. But there is a catch; you need to buy six at a time. We had discovered a long time ago that there is really no advantage to purchasing in bulk at COSTCO verses our shopping at BIG Y using our shoppers card and silver coins. Of course, there is just the two of us but in a national comparison survey, shoppers actually spent less at the neighborhood chain per item than at COSTCO. There are a few items called loss leaders that you will find cheaper, but not many. The only difference at COSTCO is you need to buy multiple units or larger packages of items but the per unit pricing is pretty much the same as at any other store. So between the cost of membership, driving further, cost to run the freezer, and all that time, the only advantage you may end up with is all the free food samples providing you with a free meal if you plan it right.

Now about those coffins............. does it come with a free embalmers kit?