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Mary Culhaine and the Dead Thing

Mary Culhaine and the Dead Thing

“My stick!” He said, “I forgot it in the graveyard. And …” “Oh dad! I’ll fetch your stick”, Mary said and ran out into the night. “No Mary, don’t do that!” But it was too late. Mary disappeared and ran as fast as she could to the graveyard. When she got there she saw the stick. She bent to pick it up and heard a voice coming from a grave. “Mary Culhaine, help me out!” She didn’t want to, … Read entire article »

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Flip Book

Flip Book

As a kid, I loved making flip books. They were all I did in art class, whenever I had the chance. I worked really hard on one particular flip book that was around 50 pages long, I guess. It had a simple stick figure that would walk onto the page, wave at me, and just simply walk off. I looked … Read entire article »

Science Fair Experiment

Science Fair Experiment

A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair on January 26. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical “dihydrogen monoxide.” And for plenty of good reasons, since it can: 1. Cause excessive sweating and vomiting 2. It is a major component in … Read entire article »

Lies and Fireflies

Lies and Fireflies

There was once a young girl who constantly lied about everything. She sprinkled lies into everything she said. She lived with her widowed grandma and helped her to make money by sewing clothes and selling them. As she cared for her granddaughter, the woman became aware of the child’s lying problem and no matter what her grandmother said, or how … Read entire article »

The Twelve (12) Days of Christmas

The Twelve (12) Days of Christmas

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? This week, I found out. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during … Read entire article »

Clark Road Mental Facility

Clark Road Mental Facility

Emily was a beautiful woman who lived at the Clark Road Mental Facility in Sarasota, FL since she was 7 years old, admitted there by her parents who knew Emily to be disturbed at a young age. Since she was a long time resident, hers was a life well-known. She had long, river-like, marble white hair that was barely tinted … Read entire article »

Choking on Ink

Choking on Ink

My grandmother told me when she was in high school an old math teacher in his 60′s named Harold Davidson was teaching math and one of his students wouldn’t stop tapping his pen during class. The teacher went berserk and lost his mind. He snatched the pen and attacked the kid, lodging the pen down the child’s throat while his … Read entire article »

Medical Records and Concealed Carry Info

Medical Records and Concealed Carry Info

I didn’t have this happen, but then I wasn’t at a VA doctors office. I did run into a little of this when I had to visit a doctor other than my regular doctor when my doctor was on vacation. One of the questions on the form I had to fill out was: Do you have any guns in your house? … Read entire article »

Trash Baby Con

Trash Baby Con

While out walking in the city one day with some friends, a man heard a baby crying as he passed by an alley. The friends walked down the alley to investigate and found a newborn baby in a dumpster. They rescued the child and headed straight to the hospital with the infant to make sure it was ok. Authorities discovered … Read entire article »

10 Biggest Myths about Christmas Trees

10 Biggest Myths about Christmas Trees

Myths, urban legends, misperceptions and sometimes outright lies. We know there are some crazy things that people have been told about Real Christmas Trees over the years. And this has led to a large number of confused consumers. While many of these myths can be traced back to the fake tree industry, many are like urban legends … they just … Read entire article »