| Psychic Vibrations Travels on the Extraterrestrial Highway
The State of Nevada appears to have pulled off another minor miracle, transforming a barren stretch of desert road into a major tourist destination. In this column (Spring 1992, 250) you were among the first to read of the tall tales surrounding the supposedly mysterious "Area 51," where UFOs galore could allegedly be seen by anyone who took the trouble to drive out near the tiny hamlet of Rachel along barren State Highway 375. This road is now officially designated the Extraterrestrial Highway by proclamation of Governor Bob Miller, who spoke at a brief ceremony April 18, 1996, and its speed limit is now posted as "Warp 7." Another sign warns of alien encounters "next 51 miles." When I drove that road in July of 1992, stopping off for lunch at the Little A'Le' Inn, the only evidence of space visitors were the drawings and blurry photos plastered all over the walls.
Psychic Vibrations ET, You've Got Mail
If you're looking for solid evidence of extraterrestrial life, the best place to find it might be out in a national park, or on a vendor's table or, better yet, on an online auction site. The Web site http://www.marslife.com, whose owner is listed as Mike Moore of Amarillo, Texas, claims to have discovered numerous samples of alien life (not even fossilized, just dried) on what it calls the "Frass meteorite," which supposedly has been traced back to Mars. Among the life forms supposedly discovered in it are a Martian spider, a black worm, a Martian flower, and even a mysterious "Martian bugger," all of which are supposed to be 13 million years old and are being covered up by the powers that be. Fragments of the supposed Martian meteorite were offered for sale on the online auction site eBay last July for "just $5,000," and an "alien flying insect" for "just $1,000,000." The seller isn't saying if these prices were actually obtained.
Lipstick Mystic
James Roday plays a hilarious fake psychic on the USA network's summer hit, Psych. And Patricia Arquette plays a woman who can see dead people on NBC's Medium. As Neptune kicks up cosmic vibes, you're developing your own Miss Cleo powers. You sense that your neighbor is nursing a PlayStation addiction. You're certain that your dog is being harassed by the vengeful spirit of Fluffy, the cat he once, um, nibbled on. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Christina Aguilera says that her husband, Jordan Bratman, saved her from the many "snakes" in her life. She worked hard to change things and surround herself with more positive types. These days, you feel like Samuel Jackson in Snakes on a Plane. Just when you've wrestled one cobra into submission, another takes its place. You could use a break.
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