We're Not Surprised

California also leads the nation in sightings of pixies, fairies, fire-breathing pinatas and dancing butt elves. This story is from (where else?) here:

California is the top state with most UFO sightings, say UFO experts

Think you may have caught a glimpse of a metal, sphere-shaped objected looming in the night sky above? Well, your not the alone.

According to a new UFO reference book, self-published by two UFO experts, California is the top state with the most UFO sightings in the country. California is followed by Florida, Texas, Washington and Pennsylvania respectively. New York came in at 6th followed by Arizona, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

The "UFO Sightings Desk Reference: United States of America 2001-2015" is a deep data dive into UFO sightings reported to The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) and the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) from 2001 to 2015, explains author and UFO columnist Cheryl Costa.

Now that the Obama's have moved out of the White House, California also has reclaimed it's lead in Sasquatch sightings from Washington, DC.

A California "Going Away" Party

I won't minimize the suffering of people who are terminally ill. It is a terrible financial and emotional drain on the patient and the family.  But there is something "off" about throwing a party to celebrate your upcoming suicide. I just don't get it.

"Hey Mom and Dad, I'm going to kill myself on Saturday. Is it OK if we use the backyard and the pool?"

From the NY Post:

SAN DIEGO — In early July, Betsy Davis emailed her closest friends and relatives to invite them to a two-day party, telling them: “These circumstances are unlike any party you have attended before, requiring emotional stamina, centeredness and openness.”

And just one rule: No crying in front of her.

The 41-year-old artist with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, held the gathering to say goodbye before becoming one of the first Californians to take a lethal dose of drugs under the state’s new doctor-assisted suicide law for the terminally ill.

“For me and everyone who was invited, it was very challenging to consider, but there was no question that we would be there for her,” said Niels Alpert, a cinematographer from New York City.

Is this a California thing?
What do you bring? Flowers?
Cut flowers of course, they'll still last longer than the person you're giving them to.


UPDATE:
She was a performance artist. That explains a lot.
Her last gig was a killer.

Friends said it was the final performance for the artist, who once drew pictures on a stage with whipped cream.

“What Betsy did gave her the most beautiful death that any person could ever wish for,” Alpert said. “By taking charge, she turned her departure into a work of art.”

Weed Whackers

California story.

MENDOCINO COUNTY (KPIX 5) — There’s been some mysterious activity in the skies over Mendocino County lately. Folks who live there want to know: Who are the armed men dropping out of helicopters to chop down their marijuana grows?

They dress in combat camouflage, some of them hide their faces. This summer, a group of men in Mendocino County loaded into helicopters and flew missions to eradicate marijuana. They’re not police officers. They work for a security company called Lear Asset Management.

According to their promotional poster, the group works with law enforcement .That’s why Susan Schindler suspected the posse, when her medical marijuana garden was hit last month.

No Cake For You!

Vile murderer has a Betty Crocker day in Court.

1. Judge bakes a bundt cake the night before.
2. Same judge next morning sentences a murderous shit-stain to two consecutive life prison terms.
3. Judge orders family of the murder victim out of the courtroom.
4. Marries same shit-stain to another mouth breather that shit-stain knocked up in high school.
5. Serves cake to the new Mr. and Mrs. Shit-Stain. 
6. Holds wide Mrs. Shit-Stain's knees as Mr. Shit-Stain mounts her on the judge's bench.
7. Uses her black robe to wipe up the stains from the 'Stains.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The bride wore white; the groom wore shackles.
The marriage of Danne Desbrow and his fiancee, Destiny, came just minutes after he was sentenced to 53 years-to-life in prison for first-degree murder, U-T San Diego reported Monday.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson officiated at both events. She even baked a cake for the Sept. 17 ceremony, the newspaper said.

Cookson declined to respond to a request for comment from the newspaper.

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Okay, okay, okay - I confess. The idiot judge didn't perform that rather obvious example of typical right-wing, raving lunatic hyperbole. The cake was store bought.