A bus driver told me he had a narrow miss on a Sunday afternoon. He apparently made some confused and incoherent statements on the phone when his son called to say hello. The son then called an ambulance and rushed over, thinking it was a stroke. Turns out it was a co2 leak that could have killed him if he had been…

I was of a toy age pre-Toy Story. I felt the same way. Like my toys would be sad if I didn’t play with them.

They’re on YouTube. :)

Kate Bush. I love her music but it wigs me out.

Good point. For myself, I was confused by the anthropology dig aspect. I didn’t know they went on digs like archaeologists. I realize there can be overlapping interests in the fields, but...

So is the presence felt like that of someone standing right behind you? That’s what we felt in one house we lived in - particularly in the dining room.

I’ve often thought it’s because there are creatures in the basement (and attic). They might just be spiders, earwigs, and the like, but they’re there creating subtle movements and odors that years of evolution have taught us to be wary of.

I think it’s site security - obvious if you know anything about fieldwork.

Ugh. It’s painful even seeing the poster.

I got that from it too. I don’t remember her unplugging her computer at the end (did she?), but she did start to socialize more.

I wasn’t trying to be insulting. You’re probably too young to remember that sitcom, where New Yorkers move to run-down house in the country and have a pig named Wilbur who lives indoors.

Were you living in Green Acres?

People who don’t believe in ghosts and people who do believe in God are playing for completely different teams, ideologically speaking.

It’s not like people don’t experience the unexplainable, but the frauds (on both sides) make them reluctant to share their stores. I’ve read the comments on these articles, and know that most people feel it’s rational not to believe them. Why should they when so many have been exposed as fakers and attention-seekers?

Look, let me give an example with 2 authors who write in similar genres. I love Stephen King. I burn through his books like my pants are on fire loving the experience.

I didn’t mean to be condescening. I burn through books and I do read very fast. I love the escapism of mysteries, romances, fantasy and horror. The “Oh my goodness” was because I was in a hurry and you completely missed the point - that some books require you to take a break to allow parts of it to sink in so you can…

Oh my goodness. I don’t know what to say.

There’s never a moment, revelation, or beautifully worded description that strikes you so hard that you have to just stop and savor what you just read?

I don’t do that with mysteries or adventures. Those are meant to be read at a breakneck pace - they’re pure escapism. But some books deserve a little wooing because…

Oh, and you never yadda yadda through the sex? It can get so repetitive and the euphemisms are... better than the clinical terms I guess?

Yeah, they’re generally written at a 5th grade level...? It’s a pretty breezy read, although they can be fun.