One last try... what do you think?

I woke early this morning with my mini-Ausie partially under my pillow. My wife was trying to get a blanket around her and she was shaking. I thought at first she was having a seizure, but when it didn't stop I got really worried. I put my arm around her. When I decided it was time for a trip to the emergency vet, I put in my hearing aids - and then I heard it. One of our smoke alarms was chirping. Fixing the smoke alarm fixed the dog. Hold on to those you love, particularly when they are frightened. (but remember to put in your hearing aids).

Happy Halloween! This was my house in 2016 I kinda got into the SPIRIT! Today there are no decorations Spirits change, people change, life changes

Walking my dog this morning it was cold, windy and rainy It reminded me of when I was young, driving an open tractor At the time, I was miserable Today, however, it made me realize that I was alive It all depends on your point of view and your position in life

The school my son teaches at shut down for 2 days. They had a computer security breach. When I was in school They had a paper shortage. School didn't shut down at all. We worked around it.

Thinking about the friends I have made on social media Some I have lost, some just vanished with no trace With in-person friends, I always know what happened With online friends, not so much Are they real or just part of the matrix What is real and what is not Sort of like my books – some of it is real and some is not

Against my better judgment, I watched NBC Skews this morning. The ‘expert’ was literally dancing as he reported the latest political polls. I don’t think you can get much more blatant than that. I am trying to think back over my 77 years and remember when unbiased news reporting died. Maybe news, by its very nature, is biased. The major publishers have taken on that biased. Or maybe it too, has always been that way?

I just watched one of the myriads of Ghost Buster movies. After my experience with a ghost hunter group I decided to write a book. Like the movie, it was supposed to be humor, but after I got into it, I realized the many things I learned. The book slowly changed… there was still humor but in retrospect I included history, storytelling, and philosophy - and even a little science. The book is Spirit Chasers

I caught a post the other day. It said in essence, that you should not reveal your true name or picture on social media. I must admit, when I started on social media I never even considered that. It is not an America problem, it is worldwide. I refuse to be bullied into remaining anonymous.

WANTED!!! Haters for interviews! I really want to find out what goes on in their minds – or maybe not... Dr. Phil said about killers, “Most people can’t understand the mind of a killer; they just can’t get their minds to go there.” Several major studies have been done and point to, “everyday sadism—pleasure from others’ distress—and also with psychopathy and Machiavellianism.” Are there really that many sadists out there? What has happened to our world? Hate is an infection – and I fear there is a pandemic. Hiding in your house won’t help.

What does trust look like in your world? Trust explicitly Trust but verify Trust like a child asking for something and then wincing from an expected blow Trust on social media takes a whole new level Do they really look like the selfies Do they really mean what they post Are their posts created by a computer How much do you trust?