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Monday, June 11, 2007

Although I've never walked across the Harbor Bridge, I think it's about time they opened it to foot traffic again! From what I've been told, the view of Corpus Christi and the bay from the bridge's apex is lovely. The landscape here in the Coastal Bend is so flat that the bridge most definitely offers the highest vantage point in the area.

Once, I did begin to walk over the bridge, but had to turn back after only making it less than 1/4 of the way across. My fear of heights was compounded by the fact that there was traffic whizzing by at more than 60 MPH mere feet away from me. I'm always up for an adventure; but in that situation, I was basically paralyzed by fear. At that point, I probably would have had to have been dragged by someone to get me to cross the bridge on foot. Oddly enough, I never had any problem driving across it.

Investigators check reports of a haunting: "The first supernatural report came from landscape workers, who asked association members who was the old lady in the upstairs window who waved at them."

I'd have a hard time believing such reports if I and my family hadn't experienced very similar events years ago when living in a house that was built in 1912. Here are a few examples:

• We often heard an inexplicable phantom ringing that sounded like an old-fashioned telephone.
• Many times late at night, we'd hear the clickety clack of the keyboard, as if someone were typing; but, of course, the computer wasn't even turned on.
• Most hair-raising of all, one of my family members once saw an apparition of a stooped old woman dressed in black Victorian-style clothing ascending the stairs to the second floor of our house.

There was other poltergeist-like activity, as well; but I'd rather not get into all the minute details. Needless to say, I was very relieved to move to a newer place with less history!

Quick Spurs update: They're currently up 2 games to 0 against the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Great game last night! Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili were amazing, as usual. Next game: Tuesday night in Cleveland.

Song of the moment: "Stolen," by Dashboard Confessional. Watch the music video or listen to the song at DBC's MySpace page.

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