This from Frank Somerville KTVU‘s facebook page. This is one of the most beautiful pictures I’ve ever seen. It’s also one of the most heartbreaking pictures I’ve ever seen, because of what happened just 72 hours later. This is Ryan Manning dancing with his mother Mary Ann Manning at his wedding earlier this month. He says […]
1981: David Allen Kirwan, a 24-year-old, died from third-degree burns after attempting to rescue a friend’s dog from the 200 °F (93 °C) water in Celestine Pool, a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park on 20 July 1981. 1981: Boris Sagal, a film director, died while shooting the TV miniseries World War III when […]
My friend (and post-grad professor at the University of Winchester in England) Dr. Christina Welch is attempting to revive a Late-Medieval Memento Mori. A 200 year old tree has recently fallen at a local arboretum that Christina has ear-marked should she get the money. Christina is half way there and if she gets more than the […]
In certain parts of the country (specifically Pennsylvania, California, Virginia and New Orleans), there a higher percentage of people who claim they live in houses with ghostly residents. In some parts of the country, it’s actually a selling point to claim that your house is “NOT HAUNTED!” And in states like California, it’s actually required […]
Today’s guest post is written by Janie Garner When my son was killed at 17 years old, I knew I would visit his grave a few times a week for the rest of my life. This was an obligation. Not visiting him would be tantamount to neglect. These were my son’s bones, all that was […]