Well, That Didn't Take Long...

Just 19 days ago I posted a blog dealing with an experiment with artificial intelligence.  I made up a story about a cryptid and then waited for AI to pick up on it.  Only a few days later I was able to find an AI write-up in Google about my story.  At the time, it seemed to be on to me and acknowledged it was a joking exercise in AI hallucinations.

I decided to follow up one more time to see if I'd gained any traction in the cryptid world.  Here's what Google AI gave me:

And that's how a blog post in 2026 becomes "local 19th century folklore".

I'm looking forward to the day The Hog Waller Hollerer appears on one of those cryptid television shows.

Halloween 2026 Post-Mortem

I haven't done one of these since 2022 and frankly, I'm not really concerned with blog statistics anymore as we all know blogs are pretty much dead, not that that will stop me. But out of curiosity, I took a look.

My Haunted Life

Well, it's officially Halloween.  Welcome to my last post of the season.  

I was late getting to my outside decorations (again) this year, and when I did, I was shocked to find this.

House Haunts

As is tradition, I'm posting some photos of local yard haunts I came across during garage and estate saling. I'm a little disappointed that I came across so few this year.  I went out last night and took some more around my area.  I appreciate the effort people put into making Halloween a little more spooky. Note, some of these were still under construction when I took pictures.

Spill and Spell

I apologize for the late post today. I've been embroiled in a decorating dilemma this past week (more on that later).

It's Halloween Eve and today's item is a non-Halloween item, but could certainly be used as one. And to demonstrate how my brain thinks Halloween all the time, I honestly thought it was Halloween-related or at least Halloween adjacent.

Werewolf Die Cut

Halloween draws near, just 2 more days, and this will be the last die cut of this season.

This one is from Hallmark and dates from 1981.  His fur is flocked.

"I'm Weird But I'm Loveable".  Pretty much sums me up.

White Owl Cigar Box

Today's post may stretch the Halloween category, but it's been one of those years and I use it in one of my displays, so hey, give me a break.

I picked up this White Owl cigar box this past year at a garage sale. The box was a little worse for wear, but I liked the imagery and had a Halloween display in mind.  I've situated it on top of my Æolian-Vocalion along with a vintage owl decoy and a more modern candle (plus a mini Jack O' Lantern and crow thrown in for good measure. Maybe I can do an Old Crow display some day).