Talking to old timers in Ashland I soon saw that they have all heard the stories. It is an absolute local legend. It was around then that I began wondering if ghost stories might somehow play a big part in the marketing of this establishment. It was an unavoidable question. … Continue reading
I am a confirmed skeptic who had my very own brush with the “supernatural” not long ago. It was served up at lunch, oddly enough, and was made out of two coincidences combined with a heavy dollop of insufficient data – the perfect recipe for a poltergeist story, if not … Continue reading
Van Morrison’s Virgo Clowns. Janis Joplin’s Down on Me. Melanie’s Candles in the Rain. These are three songs of decades past that come to mind whenever I think about the dismal reality of Oldies Radio in this country. Unfortunately, the reason they come to mind is that they are great … Continue reading
In one of those pharmaceutical ads on TV (in which we consumers learn which drugs to tell our doctors to prescribe to us) we got a review of a list of side effects. Usually this takes up most of the commercial, and has the most intense smiling from the actors. … Continue reading
Twitter is the best of the big social media platforms, but you must do it right. Fortunately, you don’t need a doctorate degree in computer engineering to make the most of Twitter. This article has some basic recommendations, certainly not the last word, but I urge anyone who is new … Continue reading
I have decided to share a little technique (trick? mental strategy?) that I have been using for years to fall asleep at night. No, this is not medical advice, and if you have chronic sleep problems see a doctor. Especially if you gasp or snore heavily, see a doctor! It … Continue reading
I once wrote an article with the title, “Psychology, Not Politics Drives Human Affairs.” It dealt with something that ought to be obvious, but isn’t – that we spend most of our time dealing with superficial things while ignoring our deeper nature (which drives everything.) We devote our lives to … Continue reading
Neil Armstrong was stashing a McDivitt Purse! No, he wasn’t a transvestite, but he had this “purse” which went up with him on Apollo 11. It was a journey that really happened, by the way. No hoax. We will review the whole hoax business one more time. The 1969 moon … Continue reading
Shouldn’t we be chest-deep in Ebola cases by now? Fear-mongers whipped up a nationwide frenzy this year over a non-existent Ebola epidemic in America. It was entirely politically motivated. Incredibly, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage thundered that President Obama is deliberately trying to start an Ebola epidemic in America to … Continue reading
“Tea Party ain’t dead.” That was the message following Eric Cantor’s recent defeat. And indeed they ain’t, except maybe intellectually. The Tea Party, for those who don’t follow politics, is a group on the right-wing edge of the Republican Party. They are Republican when it suits them to be and … Continue reading
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