A day in the life of a cub reporter

The most interesting parts of being a reporter are frequently those which do not end up in the paper. On Monday I was covering a small town council and chastised for wearing a tie by three separate people. The lack of proper governmental procedure was actually quite funny and council members made light of their lack of knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order. At one point one of the members suggested that they change the way council members are elected and they were on the verge of taking a vote on it when they decided to wait and talk to the Town Attorney who was out umpiring a little league game. I am pretty sure a change like that might even require a town charter change...

On my way back from the meeting I happened to pass by River Preserve County Park. I decided to stop. I was blown away by the amount of wildlife in the park. In the short time I was there I saw two blue heron, a velvety buck, a northern water snake and carp trying to jump a dam. I have lived in Elkhart County most of my life and I had never visited the park. I was so inspired by my visit that I decided to to write a profile story on it which is currently in the works.

While working on the story I had the pleasure of interviewing the park manager. He was quite the character and I enjoyed spending a few ours with him. I always love meeting interesting people. He started out in the oil industry and in now a naturalist. He plays in a rock band called the Tsunami Salamis. He said his next move will be totally off the grid where he thinks he will have a better chance of shifting dimensions. He was formally a catholic who now believes in something akin to the power of positive thinking. Enthusiastically gesturing in the air to his right he told me to tap into the positive energies. "We are all gods," he said. Jesus came to show us how to tap into these energies and break free from the "controller."
The man could quote Scripture. "The Jehovah's Witnesses finally stopped coming around," he said. He said the problem with Christianity is that it encourages people to rely on something other than themselves, which was giving into the controller. This is classic Gnosticism and it always amazes me how these old heresies keep cropping up.