Visitors, The — Aliens who visited Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago during The Visitation, probably somewhere in the time period the Ancients would have dated 2004 to 2025. The number of sages who hold to this theory is larger than one might surmise, perhaps because of the fair amount of certainty among scholars regarding the extrasolar origin of one other existing race not originating on Earth — the illithids.

Although both analog and digital records of the event may all now be lost to history, The Visitors were first encountered by human beings on November 14, 2004, during a U.S. naval training mission near San Diego. Two Super Hornet pilots were the first homo sapiens to observe this alien visitation.

This morning, I need to finish the last 12K words in Blackout Rogue then submit to Jennifer See for conveyance to the author. She and I had a FB Messenger discussion about the novel last night.

Later, when it warms to a bearable 40+°F, I'll go to Bobo's and clean her geothermal filter and visit a bit.

Emma is now a freshman at the University of Kentucky, and has changed her major from Engineering to Architecture.

She's in this weekend for a visit, but heads back to Lexington tonight.

Last night I went to the community Fall church musicfest/picnic at the Polly Barn with my brother Allan. He's leaving this morning to head back to Dayton. I enjoyed spending time with him the last few days. We played a lot of MTG games. I'd say he won about 60% of them. My prayers go up for him because he's struggling in his marriage and is unhappy. And I worry about his continuing alcohol use.

Spare drives (from left to right): a 320 GB SATA 7200rpm WD 3.5" drive in the blue case; a 750 GB SATA 7200rpm Seagate 3.5" drive in the green case; a 40 GB Hitachi Deskstar IDE (not eSATA) 7200rpm drive made in 2003 in the frosty case; a 500 GB 5400rpm 2.5" Seagate notebook drive in the orange case; and, right-most, a 250 GB 5400rpm 2.5" Seagate Momentus Thin notebook 2.5" drive.

My brother, Allan, is in from Dayton, Ohio, having arrived yesterday around 3:00 pm local time. Last night I ate supper with him and Bobo, then he and I played six games of MTG, each winning three. I used the same red/white deck each time, the only one I had with me. But today I will take all my decks (about a dozen), for the sake of variety.

I posted a brag/thankfulness on Facebook today from my cell regarding my 11th wedding anniversary with Susan Miller on 10/25/2019. I am indeed a lucky, blessed man. Susan got me a cute little silvery keychain trinket that says "I still do" and has the date 10.25.08 inscribed. I've got it on my keychain (note: need picture).

I've ordered her a gift but it hasn't arrived yet.

Friday we're supposed to congregate in Crocus to burn a brush pile and have a weenie-roast supper. They're calling for rain but not until after dark.

I suppose tomorrow after work that I'll go on over and play cards with Allan. I'd like to get home by 9:00 pm tomorrow night. I do enjoy our games, though. I think right now it's about 8 games to 5, his lead. But I'm not sure.

He's built about another eighteen decks since he was down last time for a visit.