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    Infantile Behavior…


    2009 - 08.22

    Another interesting week draws to a close. Keeping busy with a plethora of things, checking up on friends, and receiving my first onslaught of negativity from an unexpected (well, expected… but not expected) source. Shocking? Slightly. Crushing? Not at all. I know who I am and what I believe, and this year has been educational about the definition of friendship. If not marching to someone’s drum or telling people what they want to hear makes me a bad man, then hooray for being rotten!

    But it’s an interesting world out there with plenty of views. And while a lot of the news is on the depressing side, there are some things that aren’t so dire and jaded.

    Take, for example, Jose Alvarenga of Paraguay who opened his infant son’s coffin this week to find that he wasn’t dead, as doctors had told him. While it’s good news for the new father, it doesn’t bode well for doctors and staff at the unnamed hospital in Asuncion. If you can’t tell dead from living, perhaps medicine isn’t the proper field for you.

    Then back to the United States, where in Florida sightings of what is described as a “baby Bigfoot” have been reported in the Baker County area. While it might be an orangutan, the mystery creature has an apparent sweet tooth. Among the witnesses was a bear hunter who lost a few jelly donuts too the furry caper. Subsequent attempts too lure the pint-sized furball out in the open with confectionery treats have failed.
    That’s all for now when it comes to abnormal childlike behavior. Bear with me as I struggle with graphics, barrel ahead toward autumn and Halloween, and blaze a few trails in the world, as well as my own life…

    Quirky Paranormal News Shorts…


    2008 - 09.05

    Just to catch everyone up on some of the news of the odd from the past few weeks, here’s a brief glimpse at some of the world’s more strange occurrences.

    Big Fish, Mork, Mork, Mork!

    A local videographer in Sweden claims to have captured footage of Storsjöodjuret, Sweden’s version of the Loch Ness Monster. The creature in great Lake has been spotted hundreds of times over the past 400 years. It is described as a humped serpent with the head of a dog. Just be careful to keep the Swedish Chef at bay. Who knows what he might do with such a delicacy.

    Your Mystic Money’s Not Good Here…

    In King County, the Solid Waste Division as turned down psychic funds. Seattle psychic Alexandra Chauran was impressed with the composting of our bodily functions and offered to donate her services for a fund-raising program for the Christmas holiday. They replied with a “thanks, but no thanks“, stating that a paranormal business was “not an appropriate fit for a county program”. Crooked politicians? Yes! Tarot readers and pet psychics? Absolutely not!

    What Big Feet You Have…

    Fossilized footprints believed to belong to a bigfoot-like creature have been unearthed near Cookville, Tennessee. They were discovered by Harold Jackson on his property and measure 15 inches long and 11 inches wide. Jackson thinks they’re simply Native American tracks. That might be wise, after the bigfoot corpse hoax of recent news. Still, footprints that large are questionable, unless it was a native basketball player from the past.

    Police Hounds of the Baskervilles…

    A band of would-be ghost hunters broke into Westboro State Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts to hunt for ghost of the former mental patients. What they encountered instead was the rattling of handcuffs as local police arrived on the scene. One man jumped from a window and eluded police, while the others quickly ran out when they heard the police dogs bark. They were arrested on charges of trespassing and breaking and entering. But luckily, they weren’t bitten by any dogs… or ghosts.

    Religion and the Grape Lady…

    That pesky Virgin Mary keeps popping up everywhere. Now she’s taking over the supermarket fruit aisle! 24-year-old Becky Ginn of Arlington, Virginia found her effigy on a grape and blogged about it on Livejournal. After some prodding from readers, she contacted the local media. Ginn, a Baptist, hasn’t given any thought to idolizing the green relic. But if she plans to sell it, she probably should do so before it becomes another California raisin.

    That’s all the wierdness for the day. Have a good weekend, everyone!

    Bigfoot Lost and Found…


    2008 - 08.26

    For those of you who haven’t followed the news story about the bigfoot body on ice, you didn’t miss much. As the corpse thawed out prior to examination, it was discovered to be (as was expected by most) nothing but a big gorilla suit stuffed with roadkill. The cop was fired for the stunt, and both of the “hunters” who “stumbled across the body in the woods” have gone missing.

    Wisely so, considering they made off with a good amount of money.

    After emerging from seclusion, they began blaming Tom Biscardi for the whole ordeal. This isn’t over for the duo, who may face legal action.

    But don’t let that discourage you from cryptozoology. Sasquatch is still out there, and you can get your own.

    The folks at StuffedAnimals.com have pounced on the discovery and are offering a limited edition bigfoot plush. At 16 inches tall, he may not be a beast exactly, but he could lead to your own 15 minutes of fame. The website is offering a contest for creative photos of your stuffed bigfoot. The lucky winner receives a phone interview and a special page on the company’s website.

    It might not be as nice as 15 minutes on CNN, but it’s a lot safer…

    Messin’ with Sasquatch…


    2008 - 08.13

    If what Matthew Whitton and Tom Biscardi claim is true, the mystery of Bigfoot finally might be solved.

    And they have the corpse to prove it.

    Whitton, a police officer, and his friend Rick Dyer, a former corrections officer, say they didn’t shoot the animal. They found the dead body in the woods of northern Georgia. It is described as 7 feet 7 inches tall, weighing over 500 pounds, having reddish-brown hair or fur, and having feet over 16 inches long.

    They stored the body and froze it to keep it from further decay. There are even pictures.

    Biscardi, CEO of Searching for Bigfoot Inc. in California, has examined the body and sent the DNA in for testing. The results are in, and the answer is…

    Well, we’ll have to wait a few more days to find that out. A press conference to be held on Friday at noon in Palo Alto, California will reveal all the answers to this mystery.

    The greater question is, if this is the real McCoy, how did he die? Too much beef jerky?

    A Bigfoot(ish) Broadcast…


    2008 - 07.24

    It’s time again for another shameless plug for an interesting and charming individual…

    Cullan Hudson was the special guest last night on Let’s Talk Bigfoot. The discussion involved more than just the furry creature in the woods, though. Stories from his book, Strange State, were mentioned, as well as UFOs and even a brief touch on the subject of ghosts.

    In case you missed Cullan’s interview, you can listen to it here:

    Beach Blanket Bigfoot…


    2008 - 05.11

    Some twisted part of me has always liked the “Messin’ with Sasquatch” commercials. As I was browsing on Cryptomundo tonight, I saw a few more… including the following: the “Towel Whip”.

    It’s uncensored so avert your eyes if rear views offend you…

    The Bigfoot of the Bush?


    2008 - 03.26

    The creature often known as “Bigfoot” goes by many names. In the United States, it is often referred to as Sasquatch in the North and Skunk Ape in the South. In the Himalayas, the Yeti.

    But what about Yowie?

    Yes: on the remote island of Australia, there have been reports of the same enigmatic beast. There, he is commonly referred to as the Yowie. And like anywhere else in the world, the tales are often met with skepticism and plenty of humour. Yet much of the Australian Outback is still uncharted. Many beasts once believed to be extinct (or yet to be discovered) could roam the countryside.

    According to researchers, Oz is home to two distinct species of Yowie: a smaller, more docile ‘jingera‘ of Aboriginal legend, and a gigantic, aggressive counterpart. The basic description remains the same: large, hairy, ape-like humanoid creatures with immense strength and horrid body odor. A few reports from the 1800s exist, and people have reported seeing an ape-like creature as recently as last year. The boys at Australian Yowie Research do their best to keep track of sightings and evidence in an effort to prove its existence.

    In 1997, Cadbury began marketing Yowies… or at least a line of collectible, cute tins of chocolate resembling the legendary animal (personally, I’m partial to Crunchies… though I’m normally not crazy about Cadbury chocolate). They are, in fact, still collected today though they were discontinued in 2005. While the Yowie remains a cultural icon, it is still an almost comical idea in the minds of most Aussies.

    But who knows. Concrete evidence could be near a billabong somewhere, just waiting to be discovered…

    Got Milk?


    2008 - 03.22

    British comedian Richard Herring samples…

    …Sasquatch Milk.

    With Special Guest, Sasquatch…


    2008 - 03.12

    Bigfoot has been sited again. This time, it wasn’t a team of investigators who shot footage of a mysterious creature. It was a group of hunters filming for a television program.

    Easton Bowhunting set up a series of cameras triggered by motion (”stealthcams”) in Colorado looking for black bear. When they later reviewed the footage, there was something else in the left side of the frames.

    Take a peek for yourself:

    Both the cast and crew are skeptics. Many are doubtful that had this been a mere stunt by a crew member it would have been allowed to go public like this. All anyone can agree on is that there’s something that doesn’t belong there… and it’s not a bear.