Good morning, Whitewater
In our city, only one municipal meeting is listed for today: a 6 PM meeting of the Bicycle Advocacy Group, at the municipal building. We could use such a group, although I was not aware of it previously. Most of us could benefit from more time outside, on a bike, or walking, or running. I walk through the city every day, exploring different sections of town, and there is always something interesting to see.
The National Weather Service reports that it will be mostly sunny today, with a high of 50 degrees. For those much interested in weather forecasts, the NWS puts a discussion of its forecasts on its website. I am not a meteorologist, but the reasoning behind the forecast is available for those who might like to see it.
Over at the Farmers’ Almanac, there’s a notation that Arcturus crossed the meridian early this morning. It reminds me of a story about that red giant star, over thirty-six light years distance from earth.
I once saw a talk show segment where a guest insisted that he was from a planet orbiting Arcturus. He looked like anyone else, really, except he was slightly taller, had a pallid complexion, and spoke in an affected manner. He had all sorts of pronouncements for earthlings. The audience didn’t know what to make of it.
(Apparently, there are many odd UFO theories that beings from a world near Arcturus have, and continue, to visit our planet. A quick Google search leads to webpages that hold all the fantastic details.)
I find it hard to believe that beings supposedly from Arcturus have visited our world; it is even less likely that they’ve made a stop in Whitewater. It’s an incredible tale, but sadly no less credible than the contention that a police chief and one of his lieutenants would visit a citizen’s house merely for the purpose of ‘civil discourse.’
And that, after all, is a tale that our police chief and city manager both dare to tell with a straight face.