Today, I’m going to tell two ghost stories. One that happened to me and one that was retold later that same evening. (I know I said a few days ago that I’ve never seen a ghost. It’s true. I haven’t. That doesn’t mean I haven’t experienced them.)

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Haunting Tales, part deux.
It’s been almost ten years since I last set foot in Norman Petty Studios. It’s been almost nine since I last performed for money. Well, unless you count the donkey show, then it’s … er … was that out loud?
What I’m trying to say is, it’s been a long time. I […]

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Today’s haunting tale comes to us from Naomi, an old friend. Poetic license has been taken, but the basic facts have not been changed.

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I was very happy to discover that Dave and I share an interest in the paranormal. But he, unlike me, takes more than an armchair interest in it and actively seeks explanations to the unexplained as evidenced by this article.
Reading Dave’s report today gave me a great idea: I’m going to post a new ghost […]

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Here’s another one of the myriad reasons I so respect Jeffrey Zeldman:
“I have never met Jo in person, never bought her lunch, never even given her a stick of gum. But I love her as I love the friends I hang out with, knowing her through her works, her words, and this miracle behind our […]

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My wife told me a story a couple days ago that I’ve just got to pass along. This happened to one of her co-workers. The names have been changed.

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Eeeewww … pumpkin guts.
Nothing quite says Halloween like a handful of squishy orange innards seeping from between your fingers. Mmmmmmm.
I tried to talk Julien into eating some, but I think he was on to me … he didn’t trust me … said he thought the guts were “yucky!” Ah well, we’ve still got three pumpkins […]

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And now a moment of sharing … from Brak:
Lima, lentil, soy and pinto
Navy, northern and garbanzo
Kidneys and frijoles negros
I love beans.
I love beans, whoo-whoo-whoo
I love beans, how ’bout you?
High in fiber, low in fat
Hey I betcha didn’t know that!
When I eat beans
I sit in my own little cloud
Nobody comes to visit me
I my leee-tel cloud.
I […]

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ari knows how to warm my house
[ a new purspektiv ]

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Yeeeeehoooo! I done got’s me a pitture up at Jezebel’s FOJM. I’m about the 20th name down the list … just look for “michael, austin” and behold the magnificence that is my beauty.
[ … think they bought it? … ]
[ … SSSHHHH! dweeb … ]

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