Cops and Robbers? Or Cops and Aliens? You be the Judge!

Your Tired Midnight Blogger was really interested in aliens when younger. Star Trek had only been canceled for two years when I was born, and Star Wars came out when I was five. Like Fox Mulder, I wanted to believe. I won’t go too deeply into the lore of aliens, but as I grew older, I also became more skeptical.

Mostly because I was so upset that they never chose to visit me! I wanted so badly to visit the aliens and fly to the ends of the galaxy. Fight the forces of evil. Save the Galaxy. Win the Princess. Gloat over my friends. Sadly, none of this was to be. Still, if you want to share more of the feeling I had in the first twelve years of my life, I will post a link to the song that best describes my thoughts and feelings as a youngster.

Years went by, and the pain and grief of living took most of the wonder and joy of space away from me. I will never get to walk on the moon. I will never be one of the first colonists on Mars. I will be lucky to ever fly again.

Recently it was announced by the government that we have, honestly, been in contact of some kind with aliens. https://www.newsweek.com/did-government-confirm-aliens-exist-ufo-congress-hearings-1817251 Like most things in life, this announcement came too late for me to care. And was announced with all the pizzazz of a margin call on Wall Street.

Something happened on January First that, for just the briefest of moments, led me to hope for just a second. Maybe the little boy in me is not completely gone. Sadly, the old man took control again within less than ten minutes. Here is what happened.

Likely all of you have heard this already, but according to The Miami Herald: “A sea of cop cars occupied Biscayne Boulevard after teens lit fireworks, rioted and fought at Bayside Marketplace on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, Miami police said.” You can read the article, the details are pretty mundane. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article283726773.html

So why in Sam Hill (if I haven’t lost you already) is your Tired Blogger talking about aliens for crying out loud? What has that got to do with anything?

Aliens You Say? Capital Idear! Glad I voted for it!

There was a disturbance at Biscayne Boulevard. An inside source communicated to your Tired Blogger that there is an annual custom of local hooligans causing trouble there as part of the New Year festivities. This year somebody panicked and broadcast a request for EVERY available officer in Miami to come help. And it does my heart proud (I’m actually not joking here) that the Miami police answered the call. It turned out not to be serious enough to merit the response, but in my very civilian opinion, not having a riot, and nobody dying or getting injured is a win. I would way rather the police over reacted and restored the peace, as that they fail to respond and some innocent person get killed.

I can hear my readers now. “What is all this to do with ALIENS”? It was reported by several conspiracy theorists (including one of my favorites) that there were reports of ten foot aliens. A photo was produced with a shadowy figure in the mist that did look like it might be a gray. But it was so vague, that in spite of my Fox Mulder wishes, I couldn’t take it seriously. Still, in the interests of top notch journalism, I did some research, and reached out to a friend who had a friend in Miami PD, and found that sadly, all that was going on was dull, every day Miami thuggery.

2024 is already proving to be a massive disappointment. Still, if you know any space aliens that need a pilot for their ship, send them my URL. Happy New Year.