Thought for the night

It has been a while since I posted here and I thought I would do a short post about my thought of the night.

My thought tonight (more of a question really) -- are you more likely to see UFOs or even ghosts and other paranormal being if you expect to see them? 

I see a lot of odd things in the sky, in comparison to most people.  Is that just because I am looking or also because I somewhat expect to see them?  I honestly don't know the answer to that, but perhaps our thoughts and expectations actually draw these things to us.

Bigfoot and the Fairy

Hopefully J won't mind me using his photo.  You can read his original post here.

Something about that photo struck me. 

It was a Bigfoot investigation, but the little fairy type being showed up too.

I am sure there are "photo experts" that would try to explain that photo, but to me it is an amazing image. Of course, I can't say for certain that is Bigfoot or a fairy, but why couldn't it be?

Answering Machine MIB's?

On Tuesday there was a message on my answering machine from someone I don't know.  This guy tells me that he wants to talk about my Beyond the Dial column in UFO Magazine so he can get more information. 

Several things bothered me about that.  First off, just that he had the nerve and rudeness to look up my phone # and call.  I have my email addy listed at the end of my column and that is how I expect people to contact me.  If I wanted people calling me I would have my phone # in there.  Second, I include all information of where to download the podcasts that I write about.  You get more information by listening to them -- that is the whole point.  They are not thoughts I can elaborate on very much because they don't come from me. 

Really I found it creepy and I can't entirely explain why.  The same person called back at least 4 more times on Tuesday, but didn't leave a message.

I would have thought this person would have got the hint -- I didn't call him back and therefore do not have anything to say to him.  Apparently though he could not get that hint and called back and left another message yesterday!

This is where it gets even more creepy to me -- he leaves pretty much the same message (as though he hadn't called before), but I am pretty sure he gives an entirely different name.  He even sounded different even though the call is from the same number.  In the first call he seemed to have a southern accent (which would make sense because the calls came from TX), but not in the one yesterday.  I can't actually compare because I erased the first message.  In the call yesterday there was a part where he was talking and it sounded electronic in a way, or at least like something that had been recorded and was being played back at a slower speed.  Maybe it was just a bad cell phone connection.  Lastly, at the end of both calls there is a electronic beep that beeps 3 times when he is finished talking.  My caller ID just says Texas, no name, cell phone carrier or city.  This time I recorded the message and beeps to my computer so I can compare any other weird calls. 

Likely I am just overly paranoid.  I haven't really done anything to attract MIB's and there would be no reason for them to waste their time with me.  Probably just some guy without computer access or some lonely guy who thinks I am single.  

I still think it is creepy no matter what the reason or who it is.

Trickster or Liar?

I am stepping into Regan Lee's realm and thinking a bit more about trickster these last couple days.  It is mostly due to the Bigfoot Body hoax. 

What I have been wondering is -- what is the difference between a liar and a trickster?  Is there a difference?  Is a trickster merely someone or something that is a good enough liar that you actually believe them?

If that last question is true that means the Bigfoot hoax was not a trickster trick, or at least I didn't find it very believable.
 

And thinking about it, maybe that is the difference between a mere liar and a trickster.  Tricksters are harder to not believe.  OK, just maybe. 

Green Men and Bigfoot

I came across some nice photos here of the Pilton Green Man Festival. 

I am a big fan of  "Green Men" and have quite a few yard ornaments like stepping stones and wall hangings that bear the green man image. 

One of the reasons I like things like green man, Bigfoot, elves and fairies is that they are creatures of nature.  You rarely if ever hear of a fairy sighting in a large city.  Bigfoot does not frequent downtown Chicago.  I think one of the reasons we will never find Bigfoot is that he has a connection to nature that we have lost.  When you are really connected with something you notice every slight change.  Even if Bigfoot didn't hear or smell humans long before they got near him, he would probably notice other things like they way the birds and other animals are reacting.  Unlike many animals in the forest he is smart enough to not trust humans.  

There are certain animals that live around my house here in the canyon that I have rarely seen in 15 years of living here.  I have seen a bobcat twice, but only very briefly.  A mountain lion once and a bear once, both very brief encounters.  I am outside quite often too, so it isn't because I never go out there.  It is because those animals are smart enough to want to stay away from humans.  I can only assume that Bigfoot would have a bigger and more evolved brain that would make him even smarter and better at keeping away from people.