Spookiest thing that ever happened to me

Around February of 2005 we drove from our home in Farmington, NM to Durango, CO for a concert at their local college. We had planned on driving back home afterward (it's only a distance of 45 miles) but on the drive over we decided to see if we could get a room at the Strater Hotel and spend the night.

We checked in and joked about seeing a ghost as we went to explore our room. I believe it was room 304 but I can't remember for certain. The Strater's rooms are all charmingly decorated with antique furniture and period wallpapers and linens. In each room, propped upon the bed pillows is a journal where guests are encouraged to write about their experiences in Durango. We didn't have time to read any of the entries before going to the concert.

After the concert we stopped for a drink in the Diamond Belle Saloon located off the hotel lobby then went to our room. My once upon a time husband climbed into bed and was instantly asleep. I puttered around, brushed my teeth, washed my face and crawled into bed to read a book and get warm because the temperature in the room was icey. I read a couple of entries in the journal whose writers mainly told of where they were from and chronicled vacation itineraries, then I switched to reading a book I'd brought with me because it was a lot more engrossing than the journal appeared to be.

It was very quiet as I lay there reading except for the OUaTH's snoring. Suddenly, I heard rustling in the room next door and then a woman began crying. Not just crying; she was sobbing in agonizing grief. I had never heard anyone cry like that. I tried to wake the OUaTH but I couldn't move or speak. I glanced at the clock and it was midnight. It went on for several minutes before abruptly stopping. I am sure it wasn't as otherworldly as it seemed, and was only a distraught guest, but in that setting and at that time of night I was spooked. It wasn't scary but it was eerie.

The next morning the OUaTH read the journal as I was getting around to leave. It seems some of the other guests had had similar experiences.

Have you had any eerie experiences?

Happy Halloween!

excellent point

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”

C.S. Lewis

How 'bout them Cowboys?

The Texas State Police are cracking down on speeders heading into Dallas.
For the first offense, they give you 2 Dallas Cowboy tickets. If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.

Q.What do you call 47 millionaires around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
A..The Dallas Cowboys

Q.How do you keep a Dallas Cowboy out of your yard?
A.Put up a goal post.
...
Q.What do you call a Dallas Cowboy with a Super Bowl ring?
A.Old

Q.What's the difference between the Dallas
Cowboys and a dollar bill?
A.You can still get four quarters out of a dollar bill.

Q.How many Dallas Cowboys does it take to win a Super Bowl?
A.Nobody remembers.

Q.What do the Cowboys and a possums have in common?
A.Both play dead at home and get killed on the road!

The truth is out there...

The other night I was sitting on my daughter's front porch after dark and noticed an odd light in the sky. I figured it for an airplane but when it didn't move from the same spot for about 10 minutes I called daughter outside to look at it. It stayed stationary for at least another 10 minutes, then seemed to get closer for a few minutes before it disappeared.

I have had this same dream several times. A group of people are standing in the parking lot of the United grocery store in Perryton, TX at night watching a war in the heavens. We can see the crazy maneuvering of space/aircraft and tracers from missiles being shot, sort of like star wars or that arcade game from the 80s, Galaxian. There's no real sense of urgency or fear from the crowd, though we are concerned. Maybe it's just a hold over from the Reagan years.

Have I left any doubts yet as to the state of my sanity? Just so you know, I knew it before you did.

My dog has fleas. What's worse is she's allergic to their bites. I just gave her a bath. In the process I got a shower. Her licking and scratching are driving us both crazy.

Jackson is walking, cautiously, and only when it pleases him! He's so damn cute and it's not just because I'm his Grandma.

Thanksgiving and my Mom and Dad can't get here quick enough.

I feel like a loser not having a job. Obviously, prospective employers think so too. I don't know if it's my age, my lack of experience or a combo of both, but something aint working. I was so stupidly trusting in my last life. I wish I could go back to being younger and tell him to stuff his priorities up his arse, it's my turn.

Damnit, Janet, Glee was stupid last night.You won't get that unless you watched it.

Scout smells like an old wet dog...imagine that.

Alrighty then, the painting is finished. It's actually been finished for a while, but I've been too chicken to do this. By this I mean, Mzchief first contacted me in regards to purchasing my painting, but graciously suggested that since more than one person has shown interest I should put it up for silent auction. I am not a professional artist, so selling a painting feels odd to me.

This is an unframed 24" x 30" original oil on canvas. I apologize for the poor photos. I'm not a photographer and when I use a flash there's a glare so I tried using the camera without the flash (photo on left.) That works but it doesn't give a realistic interpretation of the colors. The photo on the right is with the flash.

I would like to start the bidding at $50 to cover supplies. Please, only local bidders so that I don't have to worry about how I'm going to post it. The maximum bid offered will be the winning bid. For instance, if the highest bid is $60 and the next highest is $50, the sale price will be $60. I will tell you what the winning bid is, but I will not publish the buyer's name. Bidding will close on November 5.

If you're interested, email your bid to thisisjenny@yahoo.com. If you're the winning bidder and upon close examination of the painting you're not happy with it, I will not hold you to the purchase.

According to the Divorce Care materials, a person should stay single 1 year for every 4 years they were married. If I were to follow through with their guidelines, I'd start dating right around the time I go into a nursing home.

But I understand where they're coming from. So many people jump right back into the game before resolving their issues from the previous relationship. I know one person who has been married 9 times, and another who has been married 5 times.

Statistics for divorce in remarriage are higher than for first marriages. The only specific stat I remember was for fourth marriages which they say end 93% of the time. The stats rose with each subsequent remarriage. (of course)

If a person is still hoping or fantasizing about reconciling with an ex-spouse, they're not ready to see other people.

They stress that divorce care is not a place to hook up; that a relationship is only as healthy as the two people in it. If you're basing your budding friendship on shared experiences, chances are you will find out later on that that was all you had in common. Makes sense.

If and when it happens for me, I don't even want to be thinking about what I lost, and I sure don't want every conversation to be about what we went through.