Invasion of the Bernie Snatchers Last night I did something a little crazy that I may live to regret. If you read yesterday's post, you know that I burned my mouth on hot tomato soup and hot water. While I know my mother wouldn't approve, I had a bowl of ice cream for dinner in an attempt to sooth the pain in my mouth. It helped, but only temporarily.

After dinner, a heavy thunderstorm passed through the area, and rain poured down in buckets. On an impluse, I went outside in the pouring rain and turned my open mouth to the sky. I got soaked right down to my underpants, but the cool rain felt good. After several minutes, I went back inside and changed into dry clothes.

Today, at work, I read an article on CNN.com that has me a little concened. It seems that a red rain fell in Kerala, India in the summer of 2001. It was discovered that the rainwater contained microscopic red cells that possess unusual properties. A physicist by the name of Godfrey Louis has hypothesized that the mysterious red cells might be aliens.

Although last night's rain did not appear to be red, I can't help but wondering: are there aliens among us, and did I swallow any last night? If I did swallow aliens, what will happen to me? Will I die as a result, or will my body be snatched by an alien intelligence in an effort to destroy the human race?

Or am I just being paranoid?
- Bernie  ¶ 4:55 PM