Looking back on 2008, it could be argued that we had an exceptionally strange year.
Of course, this notion might have an awful lot to do with who you’re asking, but historically, economically, and scientifically there were many events which certainly could be considered landmarks by just about anyone.
Of course, the election of our first African-American president Barack Obama will be near the top of the list. But is there anything strange or anomalous about this per say? Not surprisingly, there could be indeed. Many of the popular conservative radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh have had a great time this year referencing Obama as “The Messiah” due to his “messianic stature and devoted followers”. For the most part, this has all been mere sarcasm, although there have been reports of “orbs”, the popular photographic anomalies most often associated with ghostly activity, photographed over various rallies prior to the election.
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Greetings all,
A brief note for all of you readers of this blog as we move nearer to 2009: with the crazy scheduling and general business that envelopes the holidays, I’ve had little time to update this website regularly. Fortunately, I’m not the only one in such circumstances, however! My good friend Nancy Birnes (the hardest working gal in the biz) over at UFO Magazine has been running behind schedule also, due to the busy lives lead by she and her husband Bill (star of History Channel’s UFO HUNTERS). Granted, the holidays are obviously a time for friends, family, warmth and celebration of the season, and a bit of anticipation leading up to the new year… usually this leaves little time for rest in between stops!
So rest assured that those of us in the paranormal community who haven’t been updating our sites as regularly, or haven’t been able to respond to every email we’re sent (trust me, I have tremendous difficulty with this due to the amount of letters I receive from readers like you), haven’t fallen off the face of the Earth… yet! If anything, once 2009 rolls in, I’m looking forward to hitting things harder and with a degree of depth that we didn’t see around here during this site’s first year. That being said, I think there will be a few pleasant updates and changes made to this site during the early part of the year, and I’ll look forward to doing what I enjoy the most: bringing you news of the deliciously weird, the incredibly odd, and the downright uncanny for yet another year (and many, many more to come)!
Ciao,
-Micah!
To all GR readers,
I wish you all a very merry Christmas, a cozy and enjoyable holiday season, and bright and cheery times with friends, family and loved ones. Here’s to eggnog and 2009, and let us not forget the weird news that brings us together here so often. It is my honor and privilege to have you as guests!
Seasons’ Greetings,
-Micah A. Hanks
Aside from typical issues that include albinism, mange, or skin disorders, from time to time we see colored animals that appear to defy logic. For instance, recently a purple squirrel that has appeared near a British grammar school has been turning heads.
According to the school’s registrar Lorraine Orridge, “We don’t think he is a mutant squirrel but he may have had a mishap around the school. The old building where we have seen him nipping in and out is a bit of a graveyard for computer printers. He may have found some printer toners in there.” Similarly, an English TV wildlife expert named Chris Packham commented that “Squirrels will chew anything even if it’s obviously inedible. It is possible he has been chewing on a purple ink cartridge and then groomed that coloring into his fur.” Packham believes the squirrel will likely lose the purple coat in time for spring of ’09.
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