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A large animatronic plague doctor Halloween decoration with classic mask, black hat, black robe, staff and a raised lantern looms in front of a suburban garage. On the ground beside him, leaning up against the garage, is a pair of plastic skeletons. All of the Halloween decorations are covered in snow.

When it snows before you get a chance to take the Halloween decorations down 🎃 (to be clear, most of them stay up all year, but I wanted to bring this guy in out of the weather so his animatronics last longer) #Halloween #FirstSnow #Ohio

Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.

Sounds like the start of a ghost story...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

SAT, Dec 6, I will be @NFComicCon in Niagara Falls. What a great way to kick off your holiday season! Come see one of the wonders of the world (the Falls aren't bad either!) and wish me Happy Holograms ! For info: nfcomiccon.com

As the stars
grew near
they became
more and more
like the lights
of seven cities.

As we neared one
I saw that the lights
were all moving
like many tiny ants
carrying lanterns.

Then we entered the city
and I understood.

The lights were ghosts.
I could see them
even from far away, as lights.

Bringing Legends to Life with Caitlin Fitzgerald Podcast Episode · The AP Strange Show · 11/09/2025 · 1h 27m

On this week's episode of The AP Strange Show I had a wonderful chat with multidisciplinary artist Caitlin Fitzgerald about her art and the legends that inspired them- including a dog saint, Jackalopes, and Boleskine House!

Check it out!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.

After federal rules nixed their plans to offer food-insecure people a discount, I found three Oregon grocery stores that are using the honor system to help SNAP recipients. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

A cross stitch of a warped purple skull with a black top hat.

A cross stitch of a blue and purple ufo.

Stitched up some holes on my face shirt.
#crossstitch #art #sitch

Melter beads shapes like candy corn.

Made these today. My husband is going to build me a Wix shop to open next year because my finished crafts are piling up.
#candycorn #melterbeads #crafts

Misty morning over Soda Butte Creak.

Something from my Home Screen folder.

I am so sorry for your loss. 🫂

Vampire bats produce an anticoagulant called draculin that helps them feed on blood without it clotting.

Scientists are studying possible human uses for the blood thinner, so if you overhear a nurse ordering you a dose of draculin, don’t be (too) afraid.

BoA Revival - Ep 97 - Bigfoot Trek Special with Joshua Cutchin

For the audio-only folks, the BoA podcast feed has been updated to include last night's special live edition of the program wherein Joshua Cutchin and I recounted our remarkable trip to the wild woods of northern Georgia in search of Sasquatch over Halloween weekend. open.spotify.com/episode/5jSf...

Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940 One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into the Puget Sound.

Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940

By Tia Ghose

www.livescience.com/technology/e...

#science #engineering

based Based is used approvingly to describe someone who projects a lack of concern about how others feel about their actions or opinions. It can also describe a thing, such as an action or event, perceived ...

www.merriam-webster.com/slang/based

The cloud ghost flew into
what I thought was the sky
and I soon discovered
to be down
into a vast cavity
in the dream version
of this world.

I followed them
deeper and deeper
into darkness
the stars all orange
or amber-colored
and seeming to flicker.

The stars ahead of us
slowly got brighter.

The cloud ghost flew down
and landed by me.

They were like a giant bird
but also like an insect.

Like the hill giants
they walked
on two long legs.

A big abdomen
behind them
resembled
a velociraptor's tail.

It counterbalanced the
head, thorax, arms, and
huge owlish wings.
They had a long beak.

Moose set loose in B.C. Interior with the help of a Canadian flag | CBC News On a sleepy fall morning in the quiet woods of B.C. Interior, a young moose trapped inside a paddock was led to freedom by an animal lover and a Canadian flag.

#MeanwhileInCanada 🍁 #Canada

Moose set loose in B.C. Interior with the help of a Canadian flag

Mountie, conservation officer used flag to coax moose into forest after B.C. woman led it off her property

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The new book is both a departure and also not:

The topic is reincarnation, an old standby for me

But rather than a thick instruction manual on how to manage past life memories, it is an interactive journal that allows you to explore them at your own pace

I’ve got a new book coming out later this month (the 16th to be exact) and my copies showed up the other day.

With everything going on, I’m struggling to be excited. But I promise to post pictures soon.

The book looks fantastic. @crossedcrowbooks.bsky.social created a cover to be proud of

Hi there, friends! This week, back on the show, is the brilliant, @ongs-hat.com ! Joseph and I have a granular look into UFOs, "the phenomena", starving for original stories, being the class clown, AI, technology being used for magic and tons more. Enjoy!

The hill people
came trundling
down through the reeds
my chamber being
in the open air

"They can't see you,"
the cloud ghost said.

"These people died last night
in a wildfire," I said.

One of them said to the cloud ghost,
"Who are you talking to?"

And the cloud ghost said,
"Follow me."

The world needs more sanctuaries in the form of libraries, bookstores, bakeries, museums, and art studios.

Be the light

YouTube video by Ufo Sunset Flying Dumbbell Ufo Cases Part 1 | Jeff Knox

Please check out @mrjeffknox.bsky.social's latest presentation, on two dumbbell ufo reports.

youtu.be/lXl0evT3KGg?...

Making coffee. Shows pouring water over coffee grounds in a filter.

Brewing Controversy: How Coffee Sparked Fierce Debate in the 16th-Century

"A bitter new drink swept through the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the early 1500s...."

www.medievalists.net/2025/09/brew...

Books about coffee at PG:

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...

#beverages #history

Or maybe this is the past.
I'm not really sure.
I turned and saw
the ghost who spoke to me
inside of my mind,
perched on a rock.

"How can the present
be the past?" they said.

"The dream is a memory,"
I said. "It takes place in the past."

"How do you know?"

"I can feel it. It's in the air."

Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost “We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.

Libraries matter. Access matters.

After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.

@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

It's almost a full moon too, a magical moon strawberry!

"I've never seen it
but I've heard
of your kind before.

"Said to be the souls
of people from space
orbs from distant stars.

"It's funny but you think
this is the past.
I don't know
how that's possible."

I was, or rather I am
communicating psychically
with the ghost
of an ancient cloud person.