Thursday, September 25, 2025

Wednesday, September 24, 2025






 







He was a ham radio operator. Looks like his radio might have been his "precious."
                                                           







 

ESO 217-25, Mermaid


 

Female Trooper Vanished Boston 1991 — 4 Years Later They Find Her Skeleton in Pressed Vehicle
n March 1995, a routine morning at Sullivan’s Auto Salvage in River, Massachusetts, took a chilling turn when workers discovered human remains inside a crushed blue Buick. The bones, partially visible through twisted metal, would unravel a four-year-old mystery that had haunted the Massachusetts State Police and the Boston community: the disappearance of Trooper Sandra Lynn Donnelly.
“Call the police right now,” Patricia ordered, and within half an hour, Boston detectives and Massachusetts State Police were on the scene.

 

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Ghosts on a Tree (1933) was painted by Franz Sedlacek (1891-1945).
The ghosts are a combination of a skull with a body dressed in ragged clothes. And the ghosts don't really seem to enjoy themselves. They typically symbolize death, but the sun in the background may add a twist here. Is the cloud moving in front of the sun? Then we may interpret this as impending death. Or is the sun coming out from behind the clouds? Then we may be looking at hope.

 

Tuesday, September 16, 2025


The Golden age of Hollywood gave it widespread visibility, causing it to be left beyond that, for over a quarter of a century still spelling "Hollywoodland". In September 1932, 24-year-old actress Peg Entwhistle died by suicide by climbing a workman's ladder to the top of the 'H' and jumping to her death.