We have established our observation post in a sector the locals call New England just West of the population center of Boston.
I'm sensing some ripple of querulous commentary from the crew who are wondering why we are not locating in a warmer latitude. I suppose I have been lax about enforcing our home planet's work and attitude ethic. When I announced our plan to locate here, one of the crew yelled "Dude, its winter, why can't we locate the ship in Vero Beach?"
I should have just had him punished for his rude questioning of superior's decision, but for reasons I cannot explain I just smiled and explained that this location was where our ship could observe the most intelligent segment of dry land walkers. We have disguised the ship to look like an abandoned warehouse. Some humans came to investigate at first. The leader of the group said "Where the heck did this warehouse come from? It wasn't here yesterday." We used the nebulizer on them and told them that the warehouse had always been there. It effectively replaces any contrary memories in the subjects' minds. No one knows we are here.
We follow the planetary news on TV. Great news to report. One of the recreation facilities in the state of Florida has announced that it will stop capturing and abusing the beautiful orcas.
We are pretty happy about this, because it will extend our stay here at this strange and surprising planet.
I must comment on the current contest to elect a leader for the country they call America. Here on Earth many countries actually allow individuals to choose their leader. In most of the CU, leaders are appointed by the Ruling Committee (RC). The appointees hold the position until the Committee disapproves of their decisions. It works quite efficiently. Why would a population of quasi intelligent entertainment seekers be qualified to pick a leader of anything more complex than a yard sale?
Apparently, in America, the role of President demands that the prospective candidates engage in petty name calling, photo-shopped tweets depicting unflattering photo's of the opponent's spouse, as well as travel all over the country giving the exact same speech, instead of videotaping the speech and emailing it to everyone. One candidate sounds a lot like the voice of Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York Yankees (a baseball team) on the Seinfeld re-runs. Oh yes, we watch all the historical documents - TV reruns, sci-fi movies, etc. This is how we learn about humans.
