by mike | Jun 26, 2025 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
I grew up in the Big Apple and I didn’t even know about this! I first presented this post in 2022. Haunted houses. They are usually thought of as huge, brooding Victorian edifices sitting isolated amid an expansive tract of gated, weed-infested land, or on a remote...
by mike | Jun 2, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Death, Disaster Movies, Disasters, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I finally figured it out. I finally understood why, given my fear of heights and an even greater phobia about falling, I watched just about every mountain-climbing movie out there. It was because—from the safety of my couch or the theater seat—I wanted to understand...
by mike | Apr 10, 2025 | Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Old cemeteries just seem to have that creepy way about them. I first presented this post in 2022. Some think of it as the most haunted place in the venerable Georgia city of Savannah. Others call it one of the most haunted sites in America. Whatever the case, Colonial...
by mike | Apr 7, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Death, Life, Movies, Native American Films, Uncategorized |
We lost an acting icon—and a personal favorite—last week. Val Kilmer passed away at age 65 after a courageous battle with insidious throat cancer. His last appearance on the big screen—an amazing effort—was a cameo in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), where he reprised his...
by mike | Mar 31, 2025 | Aging, Baseball, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
With the baseball season now underway, I’m running this post from last year. A difficult one for me, to be sure, but necessary. To be clear, 2024 has been the worst year of my (long) life. It had to be after losing Jacqueline, my wonderful bride, life partner, and...
by mike | Mar 10, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Aging, Books, Death, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
I’m finding it hard to wrap my head around the reality that next month will mark one year since I lost my beloved Jacqueline. Often I find myself floating around my empty house in a daze of denial. Still, she made me promise to take care of myself and to keep on...
