by mike | Nov 18, 2024 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
You’re driving down the long (10 miles), lonely, poorly paved Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey. It is late at night, but you’ve heard about the Ghost Boy, and you want to check it out for yourself. You stop along Dead Man’s Curve, near a reservoir, where a...
by mike | Nov 11, 2024 | Aging, Humor, Life, Mysteries, Uncategorized |
Sounds like the title of a Sherlock Holmes story, doesn’t it? But this incident was real, and I happened to have a role in it, so let me tell the tale. JUST AN ORDINARY WALK… I still do a fair amount of walking, maybe not as much as I did in the past, but at least 2-3...
by mike | Nov 4, 2024 | Aging, Death, Life, Movies, Uncategorized |
We lost another gem last week. Comedic actress Teri Garr, 79, passed away from complications of multiple sclerosis, a disease she was first diagnosed with over two decades ago. I’m not going to present a biography of Ms. Garr’s life, or a detailed filmography. You’ve...
by mike | Oct 28, 2024 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
As an old(er) guy living in a gated 55+ community, I no longer have to hand out Halloween candy at the front door, since no one does trick-or-treating here. In addition to eating the last two Reese’s peanut butter cups, I get all the ones that come before them! Pretty...
by mike | Oct 21, 2024 | Ghosts, Mysteries, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
“Across the alley from the Alamo.” That’s the first line of an old Mills Brothers song. Actually, across the street from the Alamo in downtown San Antonio stands the Emily Morgan Hotel, renowned in paranormal circles as one of the most haunted places in America....
by mike | Oct 14, 2024 | Aging, Baseball, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
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 passionate San Diego Padres fan, to insidious cancer in April. Among the million or so things that I loved about her was something...
