1. Who is your favorite author?
F. Paul Wilson
2. What is your favorite book/series?
Repairman Jack series
3. Who is a book hero you most wish to be like?
FBI Special Agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast of the novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
4. Who is a book character that you envy?
Again Agent Pendergast.
5. Which book do you wished you lived in?
None of them, they all seem too scary for the real world.
From Examiner.com article 101 Signs That You’ve Encountered A Ghost…
101 Signs That You’ve Encountered A Ghost (continued)
52. You see unusual things reflected in glass objects.
Ahh! Oh wait, that is just me before my morning coffee.
53. You record voices of people who weren’t present on a tape or digital recording device.
I told the kids to turn down the TV.
54. You answer your phone and the voice of someone you know that has died speaks to you.
I wish they would change that answering machine message.
55. Small, flashing lights zigzag around the room.
That is what I get for changing the light bulb with the switch still on.
56. The television set goes berserk for no apparent reason.
Have you seen the crap that is on TV? No wonder it goes berserk.
57. Light bulbs blow out on a regular basis.
That is what I get for buying bulbs at the dollar store.
58. The phone rings with a different ring tone that it’s not programmed for.
The J-Horror movie Phone (aka Pon).
59. Abrupt mood swings or changes in a person’s character only in specific areas or in places thought to be haunted.
Does my kids’ rooms count? I think they are haunted by the ghost of not cleaning the room.
60. You feel frozen to the spot for a short amount of time.
Yeah, but I thought that was a pinched disk… at least that is what the doctor said.
61. Visitors to your home often complain that they feel uncomfortable, couldn’t sleep well or heard and saw things they couldn’t explain.
Describes how my kids act at night when it is bed time.
62. People in your family are consistently having nightmares.
I was told my kids are nightmares.
63. You hear tapping on the walls.
My kids not wanting to go to bed.
64. You’ve seen what appear to be red eyes in the darkness.
Luckily it was just me staring at the mirror after not getting any sleep.
65. You’ve awakened to see misty people standing around your bed.
And they say, “Daddy, I’m thirsty.”
66. There’s blood running down the walls.
After I cut my hand on that can.
67. Unexplained whistling.
I will find that hole in the wall one day.
68. You have visions of how someone died as you’re falling asleep.
Yeah, the guy who turn in front of me and then slowed down to a crawl.
69. If you have a rocking chair, it rocks by itself.
And the string tied to the back of the chair has nothing to do with it.
70. An entity tries to harm you by holding a pillow over your face.
My wife after repeatedly telling me to stop snoring.
71. You hear pages of books or newspapers turning.
I said go to bed!
72. You’re filming a family event and an apparition appears in the footage.
Turned out it was the smoke from the BBQ pit.
73. A ghostly voice threatens you.
She told me to get my cold feet off of her or she would push me off the bed.
74. You feel someone breathing on your shoulder or neck.
I know how to warm up a pie. I don’t need you to look over my shoulder while I do it, hon.
75. You wake up to find odd marks or scratches on your body that wasn’t there when you went to sleep.
Honey, the cat had another nightmare last night.
76. Black marks suddenly appear on the walls of your home.
And it had nothing to do with the child holding a black marker.
77. You’re alone in the house, and you hear a door slam in another part of the house.
Then I fixed the door.
78. You hear scratching sounds from behind the walls.
Dog wants to go out.
79. A candle is suddenly blown out when no one is near it.
Note to self, don’t put candles next to the air vent.
80. You’re driving down the road, see someone walking on the side but when you look back at them in your rearview mirror, no one is there.
And then the door closed on the house by the road.
81. You’ve seen objects levitating in the air.
I am Magneto.
82. You’ve been levitated into the air.
And I am floating about Nicole Kidman before I’m rudely awaken.
83. You’ve woken up because your bed is violently shaking.
Well, when your wife wants sex you don’t say no.
84. Papers are jerked out of your hands when no one is near you.
My wife didn’t believe it either when I said that about the bills and the trash can.
85. A glowing cloud hovers in the room.
Did you have to use all of the hot water in the shower?
86. The air in certain areas of your house may feel heavy or stagnant even though you try to freshen it up.
Two words… cat box.
87. You become sick with an illness that the doctor can’t diagnosis or treat.
Pretty much my whole life.. so I’ve been haunted my whole life!
88. You lock a door or window only to find it unlocked or vice versa.
So, instead of the kids unlocking the door to let the dog out, I should be blaming a ghost?
89. You see apparitions while touring a battleground or graveyard.
Unfortunately, it turned out to be Mr. Whimple trying to scare all the homeowners off the land so he could buy it all and sell it at a profit to the developers. Damn meddling kids.
90. You’re shopping and turn to look at a person nearby you and discover they don’t have a face. You blink, look again and they’re gone or they disappear right in front of you.
The associates at Wal-Mart.
91. A woman or man walks up to you in a public place, gives you what seems like a message and then disappears.
Process servers.
92. You look up at a house from street level and see someone standing in a doorway or window when you know that no one is home or the home is empty or abandoned.
Lost process server.
93. You see a single light and hear a train coming down the tracks when the tracks are no longer in use and the train never really goes by.
And the train comes down the other tracks.
94. You hear someone breathing in an empty room.
Me during an asthma attack.
95. The radio in your car turns on or off by itself.
So it wasn’t that giant spaceship that was over my car?
96. You hear screams or ghostly activity at specific times every day – usually at night.
The altercation concerning baths every nigh.
97. A “lady in white” is seen walking down your hall or steps.
That’s no lady, that’s my wife (you should have seen that one coming).
98. You see a dark colored mist that forms inside and takes the shape of a person.
What happens when I walk to someone without my glasses on.
99. The batteries in your flashlights, cameras, phones etc drain very quickly when in areas that are thought to be haunted.
Dollar store batteries.
100. You wake and feel a pressure on your chest that doesn’t have a medical reason.
Damn, that cat is heavy.
101. You sit down in a chair and it feels like you just sat in someone’s lap – but the chair is empty.
And that was the last time I gave someone a lap dance that is 100 pounds lighter than I.
57°F. That is what the temperature was at 6a.m. this morning when I tied the dog out and the temperature had risen a couple of degrees. This is September in The South. We don’t get temps this low until well into late October and it is expected to be lower tonight. I guess I better get the fireplace cleaned up and ready (must remember to open the flue this time).
I know, you’re thinking… what a wus, we get that kind of low during the summer here in The North. I’m actually not complaining, just a little shocked. You see, I like cold weather… though we don’t get much here. Autumn and Winter are my favorite times of the year, especially Autumn with the cool mornings, breezy afternoons, early sunsets, and changing leaf colors.
Maybe we will get some snow this Winter. With my luck it will just ice over.
From Examiner.com article 101 Signs That You’ve Encountered A Ghost…
101 Signs That You’ve Encountered A Ghost
1. You feel like you’re being watched from a ceiling corner of the room.
Are you sure that is not the NSA or RIAA surveillance camera.
2. You see unexplained lights in houses when no one is home.
If no one is home then I’m not at home, so how can I see lights when I’m not there?
3. Your dog freaks out over something you can’t see, cowers and runs from the room, or refuses to enter the room.
Sounds like my dog wherever it is, so ergo everywhere is haunted.
4. Your cat stares at a certain spot, his hair raises, he hisses and bolts from the room.
Yes, every time the dog enters the room.
5. You see a transparent human form walking around.
I don’t, but my wife does whenever I walk into the room… she ignores me.
6. You feel a weight on your bed, as if someone is sitting there but no one is.
Yes, it is called my cat.
7. You hear someone shout your name.
That would be my wife.
8. You find physical evidence of footprints that can’t be explained.
I ask the kids and they can’t explain how their muddy footprints got in the kitchen either.
9. Electrical devices start operating by themselves.
It’s called a timer.
10. A child’s toy starts moving on its own or if it’s electronic, starts making noise.
Durn those motion-activated toys.
11. You see a light colored mist form into any shape and the origin of the mist is unknown.
Then I realized my wife had burnt the roast.
12. You hear crying of an unknown origin.
Unfortunately, it was me who was crying after the Braves blew a save.
13. You smell a fragrance in your home that you don’t own.
It wouldn’t have anything to do with that naked guy hiding in my closet?
14. A picture flying (not falling) off the wall and into the room.
Have you seen how hard my son can slam a door?
15. You hear the sound of footsteps when no one is there.
Not counting my own?
16. You see someone who looks as real as you do but as you watch they disappear.
My children when the subject of chores comes up.
17. You’re physically touched by someone that isn’t there – your shirt or hair is tugged, someone brushes by or lays a hand on your shoulder.
Sounds like an old girlfriend… she was never really “there”.
18. More elevated – you’re slapped, pushed or shoved by something you can’t see.
The same girlfriend when she didn’t get the diamond ring for her birthday.
19. A foul odor comes from nowhere and then disappears.
Two words – dog farts.
20. Furniture is rearranged – even heavy furniture.
My wife during one of her “moods”.
21. Water is turned on or off by itself.
It’s called a well going dry.
22. You hear music from an unknown source.
I have kids, when is music not coming from somewhere unknown?
23. Lights turning on an off by themselves.
The Clapper.
24. More elevated – you see the light switch move when no one is touching it.
I get the same excuse every time my kids leave the lights on in the house.
25. Unexplained writing appears on a wall, mirror or piece of paper.
…but it looks an awful lot like my son’s handwriting.
26. Objects are missing from a locked box or safe and show up later outside of the secured place.
Happens with my wallet a lot, especially when someone wants to buy something.
27. Your doorbell rings but no one is there.
So ghosts leave the flaming bags of poop?
28. You hear doors or cabinets opening and closing by themselves.
And cookies just suddenly appear in the kids hands.
29. You SEE a door or cabinet open or close when no one is near it.
And then I fixed the door and it stopped happening.
30. More elevated – doors or cabinets slamming shut with extreme force.
And it only does that when the windows are open and it is windy, go figure.
31. A child tells you they see someone that you can’t. (Children and animals are very sensitive to the paranormal)
Imaginary friends.
32. Faces appearing within inanimate objects and then disappear.
I scream too when ever my reflections appears.
33. You feel a cold spot when there isn’t a reason for it to be cold in that area.
I really need to patch that hole in the wall.
34. You find hand prints of unexplained origin.
Usually by the cookie or candy jar.
35. You hear hushed whispers but can’t find the source of the sound.
And it is always before I find the cat in a dress.
36. Items disappear and then reappear in an unexpected place.
With or without the chocolate fingerprints?
37. You see a shadow of someone in your peripheral vision.
Get back to bed now!
38. You look into a mirror and see someone else reflected there but when you look into the room where they should be standing no one is there.
Unfortunately no matter how many times I deny it, it is just me getting old.
39. You see balls of unexplained light.
Usually after I look directly at the light bulb I’m trying to change.
40. You get a sudden sick feeling in the pit of your stomach and goose bumps on your arms or a prickly feeling on the back of your neck all at the same time.
Every time I see the bill for the credit card.
41. You get sudden cold chills accompanied by a sense of fear.
The light bill arrives.
42. You feel uneasy in certain areas of your home like the basement or attic.
Which would be a pretty cool trick if I had a basement or attic.
43. You feel a sudden warm or hot spot in your home.
My wife left the oven on again.
44. You feel a breeze inside the house when the windows are closed.
Who turned on the air conditioner.
45. A spirit orb appears in a photo you’ve taken.
At least it is not my thumb this time.
46. A musical instrument plays by itself (piano etc.)
If you were a musical instrument you play yourself too after hearing me play.
47. A sudden feeling of nausea in a particular room when you’re not sick.
That is why my kids have to clean their rooms.
48. You have thoughts that don’t fit your personality when in a particular area.
Mmmm, Japanese tentacle porn.
49. Laughter without a source.
Every time I take off my clothes.
50. You hear sounds of pain, like moaning, but there isn’t anyone there.
Oh sorry, that was me getting out of bed in the morning.
51. You hear sounds or smell a certain fragrance or odor at the same time every day.
Funny it happens right after I put on some aftershave.
To be continued……
I sure *ouch* pick a good *ouch* time to start *cringe-pain* to blog. I did something to my right *pause due to pain* hand, somewhere under my thumb in my palm, *hurt* and it is coming in waves of pain… not sever pain, but *shooting pain* kinda like someone beat my hand with a baseball bat and it bruised my palm. If I sit still (like I have time for that) the pain goes away for a little while. I guess I did *pain all the way up my arm* something bad when I installed the doggie door this weekend. You see, I had to use this big ass electric hand jig saw kinda like this one because my *ouch shoulder 
twinge* smaller one would not hold the blade. I couldn’t take the door off and I had to cut the opening while the door was still vertical. You imagine this heavy, super-vibrating piece of stubborn equipment trying to cut through a fire door while you are in an awkward sitting position *please kick in soon pain pills* by yourself. Well, I shouldn’t say by myself as I had help from very inquisitive kittens that were anxious to use the doggie door. After installing the door, caulking the edges (we don’t want the elements to get in around the door do we), and cleaning up, we had our doggie door that the dog refused to use. It was only after we declined to let the dog out the traditional way that the dog used the doggie door to go out and bark at our neighbors. Now all I have to do is put the the fence around the back door and we can leave the dog at home during the day instead of with a sitter.
Must remember to close the doggie door when I get home so the blasted dog doesn’t get out and chase the neighbors.
*MORPHINE! I NEED MORPHINE HERE!*
1. What did you want to be when you were a kid?
An adult, but now I wish I was a kid again.
2. What is your proudest accomplishment so far
My kids.
3. What is your dream job?
Besides get paid for blogging (I promise I would do it more if someone paid me), the one I have now.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Doing a similar job with the same company just with higher pay and position.
5. What does it take to make you happy?
Chocolate cake. I am easy to please.
I am now up to WordPress 2.6.2. There is this new Wordpress plug-in Wordpress Automatic upgrade that I’m going to try at the next upgrade.
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