| One cold winter morning in a small town north of | | | | think he's gone nuts. He takes his last sip of |
| Chicago IL a man named Jim stands totally | | | | coffee and turns to throw the disposable cup in |
| paralyzed. He just witnessed what appeared to be | | | | the trash. Before he clocks in he decided to |
| a sign that we are not alone in the universe. As | | | | confide his experience with a friend he believes he |
| he stands with his head looking up at the north | | | | can trust. |
| sky and he tries to comprehend what just | | | | "Carl" he calls out. "Hi Jim!" Carl replies. "I have to |
| happened. It was a regular morning just like every | | | | tell you something that I saw that you won't |
| other. The winter chill pierced the skin and made | | | | believe." Jim relates. "What is it?" Carl asks. "I have |
| the body shiver just like it would every other | | | | worked with you for about 4 years. Right?" says |
| January. The difference this time was the sky | | | | Jim. "Give or take." Carl replies. "Would you say |
| seemed to be dimmer. While on his way to work | | | | that I am in anyway the type who over reacts?" |
| Jim stopped in for a cup of his favorite coffee, | | | | Jim pleads. "Not at all. In fact, you are in my |
| and he noticed something new a flavored coffee | | | | opinion the most sound person here." Carl relates. |
| called Bourbon Truffle. He asked the clerk in the | | | | Jim reveals his experience with caution to Carl. He |
| store "Is this coffee made with real bourbon?" | | | | knew that if anyone at work would believe him it |
| The clerk replied "No! Just artificial flavoring!" | | | | was good ole Carl. Carl and Jim had been through |
| Curious about the taste of this coffee Jim buys | | | | a lot as co-workers and have accomplished things |
| one large cup. | | | | most said could not be done. You could say they |
| As he sips his hot cup of brew he notices that | | | | had a great working relationship. As Jim tells his |
| the flavor was unbelievable. It was as if there | | | | story Carl stands with a confused look on his |
| was a shot of Kentucky Bourbon in his cup. It had | | | | face. "Have you lost your mind?" Carl asks. |
| a hint of heavenly sweet chocolate that made | | | | "Forget it!" Jim replies. "You of all people know me |
| this the best cup of joe Jim ever had. As he | | | | and know that I would not make something like |
| continued his journey he started to feel a little | | | | this up." Jim demands. "It just sounds so crazy." |
| strange. His chest and arms were starting to | | | | "Have you been under any stress?" asks Carl. |
| throb. As he continued to walk to work he heard | | | | "Well, a little, but nothing traumatic" Jim pleads. |
| an ear piercing sound that made is head feel like it | | | | "The only thing that I have done differently this |
| was going to explode. As he gazed into the dim | | | | morning was I tried a new cup of coffee." "It was |
| sky he saw what appeared to be a round floating | | | | supposed to have artificial bourbon flavoring, and |
| object. Stunned with amazement he stood | | | | besides I only had one cup," he explains. |
| motionless with awe-inspiring fear. The floating | | | | Many people like Jim who seem to have close |
| object seemed to have a glow about it that was | | | | encounters with alien life try to reason with |
| definitely not of this earth. In an instant the | | | | themselves as to what really happened. Was it |
| object was gone. He rushes to work in a panic | | | | really an alien encounter or just a great cup of |
| and he realizes that if he told anyone they would | | | | coffee? We will let you decide. |