GHOST HUNTERS

So, ask me, " how is Hug-A-Blogger coming along? " Glad you asked! Oh my! it's very very exciting. We have all the bloggers in line now that we are going to use--7 of them from all different states. We have the blog up. We have a Twitter and Facebook which we will put the feeds onto the blog for. We are going to put up some posts that are samples of our writing. My son is designing the logo and we are having shirts printed up that say "HUG-A-BLOGGER" and will be selling them on the site too because every blogger should have something to tell people why they're special. We are getting down to the prep time when we put up the proposal on the blog, send the publishers the link, and wait for the magical "yes." When we get the okay, we will make the blog active. It will begin with a map of our crazy planned trip, our preparations, and then when we hit the road it will daily have our photos/zany videos/journalling of the cross-country trip in which we w

Yet another installment of LAUGH for your pleasure. Today, once again, we are poking loving fun at SyFy channel’s awesome new show, “Fact or Faked.” *Warning: Do not drink while reading this or you are likely to have liquid spewing from your nose.* BEN: Well, that was an interesting clip. JAEL: I’m very concerned about that kiss between the monster and the child. Do you think that was consensual? BILL: Oh, for crying out loud, Jael! Didn’t you see the little girl smiling at the end? We don’t even know if that is a monster. It could be her daddy and he’s just one ugly son-of-bitch. JAEL: I hadn’t thought of that, Bill, Point taken. BEN: I remember this guy I saw one time at the carnival. He had two noses and three eyes… JAEL: I know what you mean, my Aunt Teresa had four breasts. BILL: ( chuckles ) She must have been very popular. JAEL: ( frowns ) She had two of them removed. BILL: ( snorts ) I hope they went to good homes. BEN: Please, team. We need to get back on track

( Enjoy--two for the price of one, or is that four for the price of one? Well, Dale horned in with my gal and me ) The newest episode of "Fact or Faked" picked two interesting cases; ghost writing on photographs and a sea monster in PA. In their usual manner, they interviewed the eyewitnesses at the lake where the monster was photographed and seen. Then, they checked to see if logs could reproduce the look of it. When that didn't work, they built a sea monster and floated him and took photos from a distance. Now, before you beat them up for building a monster just to prove that it was too much work for a local to put into a prank, they had to do it to show us if it looked similar and it did, but not 100%. So, off to inspect the lake from underneath with sonar and then some nighttime diving. The determination was that it was unexplained... Next, someone thinks something paranormal is happening in their house. When they take Polaroid pictures, words are etched on them. They

Don't forget to watch it tonight, ya'all! I will have a review of it tomorrow morning and in the afternoon--another episode of LAUGH based on it.

**DO NOT MISS THURSDAY'S EPISODE OF "FACT OR FAKED" ON SYFY! POSTS ABOUT IT FRIDAY--A REVIEW AND ANOTHER EPISODE OF LAUGH!** Here's what I remember on Saturday night when the Human was having her ghost hunt at the hotel. We got to the room. She unloaded me from the overpacked suitcase. She propped me up on the bed and then proceeded to change--in front of me! ( I cannot close my eyes, so what's a guy to do??? ) She put on a swimsuit and went to the pool with her buddies. I remained behind with an open bottle of champagne at the bedside. I could have turned on the TV, but the remote control was too high up. I couldn't climb and was still cramped up from being in the damned suitcase. I looked around for something to do, but all there was were a bunch of ghost hunting equipment that frightens me, her tool belt, and that crazy lacy stuff she was wearing under her clothes ( made my eyelid twitch to sit so close to it ). Enough time studying the Victoria's Secre

Soraya from Spellbound by Moonlight just gifted me with this award and I want to thank her. Here are the rules for this award: The rules are to sum your blogging motivation, experience and inspiration in 5 words and pass it on to five others. " Finding my awesome tribe! " Here's who I pass it on to: Gummerfan's Monster Hunter HQ Above-The-Norm Magikal Seasons Photographing the Dead Season of Shadows

I recently did a series about the types of psychic abilities that everyone shows at one time or another and that if developed could become a full-fledged psychic. I mentioned soul seers who had the potential to become mediums, tactile tuners who could become healers and psychometrists, tomorrow tumblers who could become clairvoyants and creature comforters who could become animal psychics. Many of you wanted to know how to develop these abilities and there are a lot of ways to work on psychic skills. The very first thing I would advise is to just journal it. Any time you have that strange premonition, from knowing who is calling on the phone to having an angry animal suddenly calm down and approach you. Note if it happened several times in one day and look for patterns. What is happening in your life? Sometimes, we are more receptive when we are contented and not stressed and other times we are more sensitive when we are depressed. See if there are good days, bad days or an entire

It’s quiz time, my sweeties! Today’s quiz involves the worst end-of-world scenario for you. Count your a’s, b’s, c’s and d’s and find out! 1. I tend to hate confrontations that involve… a. Having things sprung on me last minute without warning b. Long drawn out encounters where no one wins c. Everyone against me, I’m all alone d. Both sides getting caught up in hysteria and fighting 2. The worst way to give me bad news… a. Write it out in email or note b. Lead up to it in bits and pieces to build up to the news, taking hours c. Blurt it out in person all at once d. Spend a day or two dropping hints to prepare and leave me anxious 3. I’m least attracted to someone who is… a. Spontaneous and lively b. Assertive and powerful c. Unpretentious, putting on no airs d. Warms up after you get to know him/her 4. A really awful party would involve… a. Being busted by the cops b. A girl cat fight over a guy c. Someone getting drunk and puking on the hostess’s dress d. Every

I thought I'd share some more pictures of Cherry, Arizona, an old ghost mining town in the hills where no one knows it's there. There are some cemetery shots and a picture of the original old schoolhouse from long ago and the fire trucks (volunteer fire fighting). It's a charming place that I never would have heard of if family hadn't settled here. I thought you might enjoy some Arizona back country charm for the majority of you lucky folks who live where it's green and has seasons. This town actually does get seasons and snow. It's up fairly high over 3000 feet in elevation. Still desert, but with lots of pines and scrub brush and much much nicer temperatures.

So, I mentioned that I went on a hunt this past weekend at Hotel San Carlos in Phoenix. The workshop brought in about 55 people and hosted by MVD Ghostchasers run by my friend, Debe Branning. The hotel was kind enough to allow the group to take two separate tours of the haunted spots of the hotel, have access to some places the public is not allowed. There are a few mischievous spirits that supposedly haunt the hotel and the well in the basement which carries the “vortex” well water throughout the hotel, creating more haunted issues. One local EVP expert ran some controlled EVP sessions. I got to manage one of the controlled EVP sessions in one of the private “apartments” in the hotel where a great deal of trouble-making male entity energy is focused. Following the tours, there were special speakers and a rummage sale of used ghost hunting equipment held. Then, the hunters who took rooms at the hotel took to the halls and wandered the public areas of the hotel to do some studies on the

* (asterisk) are ones I’m watching MONDAY: Nope TUESDAY: *DISCOVERY: “The Colony” A new season for this show with contestants in a reality format who play out an end-of-world-scenario and have to learn to survive, protect themselves, get food and water. Awesome! HISTORY CHANNEL: “Ancient Aliens” WEDNESDAY: *SyFY: “Ghost Hunters” repeats and a new “Ghost Hunters International” called “The Wolf’s Lair” THURSDAY: HISTORY: “The Universe” (I put this option up because I know none of you want to see “Mary Knows Best,” but you better turn to “Fact or Faked” when it’s on! *SYFY: “Fact or Faked” ( review tomorrow morning with t-shirt pic, followed by another LAUGH installment based on the show ) FRIDAY: TRAVEL CHANNEL: Repeats of “Ghost Adventures

This is another in my series interviewing paranormal teams from around the world. This team, PRAB of Boston caught my attention because of their focus on the scientific aspects of research. Ya’all often hear me saying that I believe that even in the supernatural/paranormal should be measurable and detectable because it is launched into our physical world where we can see, hear and feel it, so it has to work within the principles of physics. I’m always excited to find teams like this that are looking for those moments of interaction in order to capture or debunk phenomenon. Ian founded the PRAI (Paranormal Research Association of Ireland) group in Ireland before he came to America. AUTUMN: Your team takes a scientific approach to studying the paranormal. Does this involve new equipment? Controlled studies? Lab work? Or is this mostly field work? (I'd love to get a picture of what sorts of equipment you use and what parameters you put on your studies, anything that is unique to yo

Today I'm taking off for an overnight hunt downtown in Phoenix. I will be posting about it this week instead of live from the hotel because the hunters and I are planning on doing a bunch of experiments and that will no doubt keep us very busy until we do the actual studies during the night. I will, however, explain some of the experiments we are going to be trying: At the suggestion of my brilliant blogging buddy Gabriel from " Time Human ," I will be attempting to have someone hold a blank CD and stare at a magazine ad of their own choosing, trying to imprint the image onto it and then I will read it with my psychic skills. We will also do another test to compare different types of metals to see which ones I read more easily than others and see if that correlates with electrical conductivity of the metals. This guy is brilliant! In another experiment, I have taken headbands and inserted magnets with the north pole located over the pineal gland to see if they can create

You knew it was going to happen. I tapped the well on “Destination Truth,” “Ghost Hunters,” “Ghost Lab,” “Paranormal State,” and “Ghost Adventures,”( temporarily, of course ) so I’m thrilled to have a new paranormal show to poke loving fun at. This one’s for you, Ben ( “you know” )… **Warning: Do not drink while reading this, it is likely to spew from your nose** ( other episodes of LAUGH are on the righthand side of my blog ) BEN: Well, team, what do you think of that? JAEL: ( puzzled expression ) I’d really like to see that again. BEN: Play it again, Bill. ( Bill hits the button ) You know, something about this doesn’t line up. JAEL: Yeah, I agree ( eyes widen ) Are you thinking what I am? They put up a video camera to catch the babysitter, but it’s running when the baby isn’t in the room. BILL: ( nods vigorously and taps the screen ) If they were concerned about a babysitter robbing them, shouldn’t it be aimed at the dresser and not the crib? What’s she going to steal from th

**Everyone be prepared! Following this post at 6 pm EST, a new installment of LAUGH will be up and it is based on "Fact or Faked."** Well, we've put a second episode of "Fact or Faked" under our belts, huh? So, This time, let's talk more about the content of the show and less about the peripherals. I am pleased by how they narrow down from the evidence just what they're going to investigate. Some of it is titillating, but hardly worth trying to reproduce. They do seem to choose the ones I would want to investigate. I'm pleased with the format of breaking the group up into two different locales. I'm thrilled beyond belief they don't pair up the same way every time like GH, you know; Steve/Tango, Jason/Grant, Amy/Kris... I want to see the dynamics of different people working together. Bill is the most animated of the group, for sure. I still get a kind of "Charlie's Angels" vibe to the opening with them sitting around the room and

Those of you who recall my LAUGH series (right hand side of this page), you might be wondering "when is she going to make our drinks spew out our noses again?" Well soon! I was inspired by the new "Fact or Faked" show and decided they must be featured in the next LAUGH episode, so be watching for that. I think it will be coming in the very near future! P.S. Jason at Halloween Overkill just gave me the Versatile Blogger award. I just won it a few days ago, but I want you to go check out his blog. He is serious about all things Halloween!

**DO NOT FORGET TONIGHT'S "FACT OR FAKED" ON SYFY! REVIEW TOMORROW WITH TANK TOP PIC AND QUIZ** This is the last in my series about fledgling psychics. Earlier, I did one on “ Soul Seers ,” “ Tactile Tuners ” and “ Tomorrow Tumblers ” and now we’ve got “Creature Comforters.” We are all born with psychic capabilities, but some of us are not encouraged, do not recognize, or want to ignore those abilities and like muscles, they atrophy. This series is about the fledgling psychics out there, those who if they worked their talent could be a full-blown psychic. In the case of Creature Comforters, you get the picture—they have a way with understanding animals. Here are some characteristics of this type of psychic… They love the outdoors and feel more at home there than indoors. The seasons don’t discourage them and as children, they likely would have laid on the floor with the sunlight pouring down on them on a cold winter day and dream of being outside. There is a natural love

This is another in my series about fledgling psychic skills. The prior ones were “ Soul Seers ” and “ Tactile Tuners .” This one is “Tomorrow Tumblers.” Hey, I never said I had great names for these kinds of conditions, but you will be intrigued by what they do. Everyone is psychic but some of us managed to focus on our skills early in life and took them as second nature, others poo-poo’d them or simply did not realize they had them. As I said, my psychometry ability ( ability to touch objects and gain stored knowledge from them ) was a skill I didn’t know was psychic until I was in my 20s. I truly thought everyone did it. Fledglings are like this, they do things and don’t realize what they are. Here’s some characteristics of Tomorrow Tumblers… They get an invite to an event and feel a sudden dread. They will go to any lengths not to go, even though it is something they would normally love to go to. They are driving home from work and suddenly decide to take surface streets for no “a

I'd like to thank Mark from The Ringmaster's Realm for awarding me the Versatile Blogger Award. The rules attached to this award are: • Thank the person who gave it to you. • Share 7 things about yourself. • Pass the award along to 15 who you have recently discovered and who you think fantastic for whatever reason. • Contact the blogs you picked and let them know about the award. Here comes the hellacious part of this endeavor, finding 7 things ya'all don't know about me... 1. I am going through a huge life change that I hope to soon be able to share with ya'all and give you credit for giving me the courage and belief in myself to finally make this dramatic change. ( no, I'm not going transgender ) 2. When it comes to men, I'm fascinated with eyes ( can't hide the soul or feelings ), hands ( especially when they're on me ) and shoulders ( broad, flexed )... 3. I think one of my sexiest features is my moles... really! 4. I'm painfully loyal.

Grim from Brain Stew informed me of this. I’ve been out of the loops news-wise, too busy with a zillion projects, but the story intrigued me. Apparently China has had some recent UFO incidents that actually shut down an airport. The lights over the airport were described as twinkling. As well, a sighting occurred of four lantern-like lights making a diamond shape, floating over a park for an hour.

In my prior post on “ Soul Seers ” I discussed one type of fledgling psychic. Since I do truly believe we all absolutely have the wiring to be psychics, but some just figure it out early and use it young and become a full-fledged ones while others aren’t encouraged or don’t recognize the skills they have when young and dismiss them. These people are “fledglings” in the psychic world. The last one I discussed was the talent for discerning souls. This talent, “tactile tuners” are more touch-related. Some signs a person night be a tactile tuner include; They often times need to touch a person on the arm or shoulder when speaking to them or they feel they have not connected. If a child acts up, they feel that yelling back isn’t going to work as well as putting a steady hand on the child to soothe him. Without realizing it, in stores with used items like antiques and thrift finds, they touch the objects to decide if they like them rather than just looking at them. Sometimes in the grocery s

* (asterisk) shows ones I’m going to watch. MONDAY: Nope TUESDAY: *AMC: “Ghost Ship” (movie) WEDNESDAY: *SyFy: Repeats of “Ghost Hunters” and “Ghost Hunters International” (“Sweeny Todd) I’m not sure what’s up with GHI… They did Robin Hood and now Sweeny Todd. I’m half expecting an episode about Hamlet or David and Goliath… THURSDAY: SyFy: “Mary Knows Best” (don’t get me started—I’m counting the days until this one is dumped). ****SyFy: “Fact or Faked” Yahoo!!! (creatures caught on a family’s home security cams and a Lake Havasu UFO) FRIDAY: Travel Channel: “Ghost Adventures” repeats I admit that I will try to watch GHI, but invariably, I will become distracted. It happens every time. I look up occasionally from my writing, but I don’t usually focus until evidence review. The exception is when they go to a cool place, but lately it seems that they’re into themes… So far as “Fact or Faked” is concerned, it will have my 100% attention and a review every Friday—and expect more p

By now, ya’all know that I have a way of getting into subjects you either haven’t heard of or haven’t considered. I was talking to a dear friend recently. I like to help people find out how they gather psychic information and how they might tap into it. Everyone is psychic, but we all have different ways of using it. In my own experience dealing with folks over the years, I have come to categorize some types of psychics that are fledglings of more powerful types of psychic conditions. One of these types is the “ Soul Seer ." Some features I find in people who are soul seers are these; They tend to be serendipitous. They end up in the right place and the right time—even if it’s something dramatic like walking past a burning building or standing next to a person about to faint. They get gut instincts about people but can’t tell you why they feel that way. They just either trust them implicitly or don’t. They sense a person is important in their life but they don’t know why, so they

It’s quiz time again! Yahoo! Count your a’s, b’s, c’s and d’s and see what you have the most of. 1. Tackling painting a room, I likely would… a. Make a mess, I suck at painting b. Make it neat and pretty and be very cautious c. I wouldn’t volunteer to paint a room d. Whatever my spouse told me to do 2. You have a choice of fun with friends on a Saturday night and you choose… a. Go out and get totally smashed and get laid b. To stay home and watch movies and drink beer c. Go to our usual bar and play darts d. Whatever my friends decide on 3. On the dating scene, I tended to… a. Go for it, pursue and obtain b. Make friends with someone and work my way in c. Be lovable and fun d. Wait for someone to approach me 4. When it comes to horror, I’d rather watch… a. A gorefest b. Something with interesting quirky characters in weird situations c. Something that makes me laugh and cringe d. The classics 5. So far as religion is concerned. a. I’m going to hell b. I go to church regularly but that’

I have family up in the high desert of Arizona. They are a quirky bunch who have settled into a cute little nest in a town called Cherry, Arizona. This was a mining town long ago. Nowadays, it's a dirt path off the highway that no one knows about, don't know the town, don't know it exists. That's the way they like it there. The people who live there are everything from crusty old desert dudes to survivalist-types to retiring families and folks who just simply want to get away from it all. I did a little short clip of the trip to Cherry and the cemetery there. It's an adorable little one with a lot of graves for pets and some older ones from back when the town was an active mining place and some graves simply named "baby" for folks whose newborns didn't make it. I thought you'd enjoy a new cemetery to look at and some extremely dry Arizona countryside...

Consider this post a sample of the kind of thing I will be covering in my book “Differential Diagnosis of the Paranormal: Did I See a Ghost?” The premise for this nonfiction work will be the combination of my counseling skills/psychic abilities/ghost hunting experience/medical career background/rational-thought processes. Given my strange set of talents and exposures throughout my lifetime, one of my best skill sets is taking people through an experience to determine if it might have been paranormal or not. People come to me all the time with photos, audio, and tales of what happened to them and they inevitably want to know, “was it paranormal?” Probably the most common time to have a ghostly visitation is around sleep time. I usually take people through a line of questioning first. We can delineate whether or not this is possible paranormal activity or parasomnia (sleep-related) problems. Here’s some of the typical questions I present: 1. Has it occurred more than once? If it’s occurr