I watched the Starved Rock Murders doc and I thought it was fascinating. But, I knew who all those people were.

My brother and I were trying to determine how it got on HBO.

It was interesting to us because we lived there. But, overall, I didn't find it that interesting as a story.

Weird, I see Dolphin looking in my asshole

Almost three years ago to the day I had a strong premonition, just as my wife and kids were driving away down our driveway, that she was going to get into a serious car accident. I started freaking out and went running down the driveway after her, but she didn't notice. 15 minutes later she called me to let me know that she had just gotten into a head-on collision with a driver who was texting on her phone, veered over to the wrong side of the road, and almost sent her car hurtling down a steep decline. The car was totaled but she and the kids didn't have any serious injuries.

Don't know if this is an odd question but has that had a long term effect on you ? Anything like that ever happened again?

Closest I had was a dream of my Uncle giving me a hug. It was so real that I woke up in the middle of the night. Told my wife about the next morning and a few hours later I got a call that he had died.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

The army has used parapsychology beyond just an exploratory level. Maybe Tommy was part of that.

But I think they realized there were many charlatans out there

I think we have unrealized abilities. Nothing superhuman. More like things that we don’t recognize as possible because of bing stuck in reality

Les Grobstein's huge hog is proof that God has a sense of humor, isn't it?

Interesting you draw that line on whether we think you’re a nut.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

The army has used parapsychology beyond just an exploratory level. Maybe Tommy was part of that.

But I think they realized there were many charlatans out there

I think we have unrealized abilities. Nothing superhuman. More like things that we don’t recognize as possible because of bing stuck in reality

My mom used to have death dreams, especially when she was a younger adult. Very specific imagery. Once she had such a dream and woke up and went to work, and a coworker called in to tell their boss that her father had a totally unexpected heart attack eating breakfast at the kitchen table and died instantly. She probably had a half dozen of those dreams over the years where somebody she didn't even know was sick died within 48 hours.

Believe it or not, I was a "messenger" in college. "Messaging" is like--like--a cross between being a psychic and using one of those weird ouija boards. (Any real psychics are not psychics but messengers. Ask them. And ouija boards are not at all real.) Messaging is a way to hooking on to an energy that is always floating above us and is comprised of collected human memory. Think of it like an old streetcar; they used to have a hook that caught on to a line running below the street, and that propelled them forward.

It's the same concept, except it's extremely difficult to hook onto a current (messengers use the German word strom to describe this) and to hook on to the right one. Sometimes you manage to hook on, but you find yourself listening to the musings of a fourteenth-century jousting columnist. This is why today's "psychics" (they are really messengers) are sometimes right--and sometimes way, way off.

I did this for about three years. There's nothing Satanic or anything like that. But I uncovered a lot of strange truths. For instance, it's pretty well known that the majority of the Israeli armed forces--the men, I mean--are . . . other than straight. Also, Shoeless Joe took the dough re mi--but he played to win and gave the money to the Choctaw Nation.

Text me off-list if you want to hear more. It's basically what any good psychic knows, except they keep the tools of the trade a secret. But knowledge wants to be free.

i have an old book that explains the meanings of dreams - this from the evil eye area. so, take that as you want. book also tells you how to read coffee.

The only psychic I would believe would have to show me at least one billion dollars in his or her bank account.

Wouldn't that make it obvious? Smart people who count cards don't run to a casino and win millions of dollars. They move around and win just enough to stay undetected.

we continue to live in a real-time "monsters are due on maple street."

I suppose. But don't dumb this down, please, because most of us play for the love of the game.

What is the thing GD just referenced? Were you sober or under the influence?

we continue to live in a real-time "monsters are due on maple street."

Dead sober since '94. A lot less interesting, too.

Dead sober since '94.

What's the story dolphin is talking about?

we continue to live in a real-time "monsters are due on maple street."

Good for you. That's an accomplishment.

we continue to live in a real-time "monsters are due on maple street."

I’m impressed GD

What is the thing GD just referenced? Were you sober or under the influence?

The only psychic I would believe would have to show me at least one billion dollars in his or her bank account.