Posts by D. H. McKee

Methodist Church court defrocks lesbian minister

The highest court in the Methodist Church yesterday defrocked a lesbian minister in Philadelphia, and reinstated a Virginia pastor who...

Can you trust Wikipedia?

Reading the entry on “encyclopedia” leaves one with the impression that it was written by someone who had no previous...

Berlusconi: ‘I tried to get Bush to not invade Iraq’

In an interview to be broadcast today in Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, one of George Bush’s closest allies, said...

Pluto Has Three Moons, Hubble Images Show

Pluto has three moons, not one, new images from the Hubble Space Telescope show. Pluto, discovered as the ninth planet...

Halloween Urban Legends from Snopes

  • A collection of 2005 Halloween-related news stories.
  • A suicide by hanging is mistaken for a Halloween decoration.
  • Accidental Halloween hangings.
  • Pins, needles, and razor blades in Halloween treats.
  • Psychic predicts a Halloween murder on a college campus.
  • Children are victims of random Halloween candy poisonings.
  • Halloween party-goer is confused by spouse's costume switch.
  • etc.

Urban Legend: A suicide by hanging was mistaken for a Halloween decoration.

True. On 26 October 2005, the corpse of a 42-year-old woman was left suspended in public view for hours in...

Alien abductees prone to false memories

Do you have memories of being abducted by aliens and whisked away in a spaceship?You wouldn’t be alone. Several thousand...

Dog Halloween Costumes

And they say there are no monsters out there. [dog_clown.jpg]

The Non-Expert: Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

Costumes become even less important when you’re a teenager, when you’re either dressing like it’s Halloween every day, or making...

New window opens

I framed and shimmed the new casement window into the studio yesterday. It’s now fixed in place, with only a...