Articles related to "Sharon West"
Chillingham Castle is Not All Chill
I held my hand in front of my face in the darkness and marveled that I could not see one detail, not so much as any movement or shadow. My trusty flashlight stood at the ready on the table by the bed in case I had to get up. There I lay in pitch blackness that would normally not be anything out of the ordinary, but I happened to be in a bed in the Lookout apartment at the very top of the Northwest tower of Chillingham Castle.
sharon west • off beaten path • chillingham castle • paranormal • haunted
I held my hand in front of my face in the darkness and marveled that I could not see one detail, not so much as any movement or shadow. My trusty flashlight stood at the ready on the table by the bed in case I had to get up. There I lay in pitch blackness that would normally not be anything out of the ordinary, but I happened to be in a bed in the Lookout apartment at the very top of the Northwest tower of Chillingham Castle.
sharon west • off beaten path • chillingham castle • paranormal • haunted
Death by Rye Bread
Hallucinations, violent retching, distorted bodies, wild dancing, burning of the extremities before they turn black and fall off. This mysterious plague killed thousands before the discovery of a fungus among us.
sharon west • ergot • ergotism • rye bread • fungus
Hallucinations, violent retching, distorted bodies, wild dancing, burning of the extremities before they turn black and fall off. This mysterious plague killed thousands before the discovery of a fungus among us.
sharon west • ergot • ergotism • rye bread • fungus
I Found Myself in a Cave
Sand crept into my underwear as I crawled on all fours through the narrow, tube-like passageway underground. The water level reached my mid-forearm and mid-thigh. Standing up was an impossibility, while the stream running through it left no space along the sides for a dry path. Somehow the person with the light had gotten way behind me, and I was first in the line of people crawling into the blackness of the bowels of the earth. Placing my hand on a snake or crawdad concerned me, but what was most disconcerting was the fact I was starting to like it.
off beaten path • sharon west • carter cave • kentucky • underground cave adventure
Sand crept into my underwear as I crawled on all fours through the narrow, tube-like passageway underground. The water level reached my mid-forearm and mid-thigh. Standing up was an impossibility, while the stream running through it left no space along the sides for a dry path. Somehow the person with the light had gotten way behind me, and I was first in the line of people crawling into the blackness of the bowels of the earth. Placing my hand on a snake or crawdad concerned me, but what was most disconcerting was the fact I was starting to like it.
off beaten path • sharon west • carter cave • kentucky • underground cave adventure
Not a Nice Place to Visit and I Would Not Want to Live There
Out of work? No money? Worse yet, no one to turn to for help? These days we have numerous safety nets to catch us if we find ourselves in that situation, but see what our grandparents faced back in the 19th century. It could mean a trip to the Poorhouse.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • welfare • poorhouse • debt
Out of work? No money? Worse yet, no one to turn to for help? These days we have numerous safety nets to catch us if we find ourselves in that situation, but see what our grandparents faced back in the 19th century. It could mean a trip to the Poorhouse.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • welfare • poorhouse • debt
The Eggcellent Egg Eggsplained
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • egg • old wives' tales • chicken
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • egg • old wives' tales • chicken
A Camel, The Outback, and a Sore Bum
I have mysterious desire to tour the Outback of Australia on a camel. That intrigues me. I suppose I am imagining the adventure of being in a pristine wilderness astride an animal who is completely at home there, and I desire to feel the temperature of the desert, to smell the wind, to hear the silence. But until I can actually get my hands on a camel, I am writing this article as the next best thing. That way, no sore bum.
off beaten path • sharon west • camel outback sore bum • australia • hump
I have mysterious desire to tour the Outback of Australia on a camel. That intrigues me. I suppose I am imagining the adventure of being in a pristine wilderness astride an animal who is completely at home there, and I desire to feel the temperature of the desert, to smell the wind, to hear the silence. But until I can actually get my hands on a camel, I am writing this article as the next best thing. That way, no sore bum.
off beaten path • sharon west • camel outback sore bum • australia • hump
All's Well, the Buzzards Have Returned to Hinckley
Just as Northeastern Ohio is sure to be visited by spring each year, other visitors are eagerly expected. Every March 15, right on schedule, a crowd gathers to welcome the harbingers of spring, the Buzzard.
off beaten path • sharon west • hinckley ohio • buzzards return • buzzard day
Just as Northeastern Ohio is sure to be visited by spring each year, other visitors are eagerly expected. Every March 15, right on schedule, a crowd gathers to welcome the harbingers of spring, the Buzzard.
off beaten path • sharon west • hinckley ohio • buzzards return • buzzard day
Ghost Ships Blowin' in the Wind
Recently, I flipped through an encyclopedia of the bizarre and came upon a curious entry. The ship called the "Dundee Star" ran aground off Midway Island. In four years time, the abandoned ship drifted completely around the earth and came to rest in 1891 back at Midway Island, the very spot where she started her lonely journey. <i>Now, that's really bizarre,</i> I thought. <i>How many ghost ships might there be just blowin' in the wind?</i>
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • ghost ship • phantom • abandoned
Recently, I flipped through an encyclopedia of the bizarre and came upon a curious entry. The ship called the "Dundee Star" ran aground off Midway Island. In four years time, the abandoned ship drifted completely around the earth and came to rest in 1891 back at Midway Island, the very spot where she started her lonely journey. <i>Now, that's really bizarre,</i> I thought. <i>How many ghost ships might there be just blowin' in the wind?</i>
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • ghost ship • phantom • abandoned
Let's Do Lunch at the Little A'Le'Inn
Where could you go for a meal when you are hankering for a taste of something a little different? Something unusual with an off the beaten path kind of atmosphere, of course. How about doing lunch at the Little A'Le'Inn located near the mysterious Area 51 in Rachel, Nevada? I contacted Pat Travis, one of the owners of the Little A'Le'Inn, to find out what is on the lunch menu. They have lots of sandwiches, but I think we simply must have their world famous Alien Burger.
off beaten path • sharon west • meal • lunch • little a'le'inn
Where could you go for a meal when you are hankering for a taste of something a little different? Something unusual with an off the beaten path kind of atmosphere, of course. How about doing lunch at the Little A'Le'Inn located near the mysterious Area 51 in Rachel, Nevada? I contacted Pat Travis, one of the owners of the Little A'Le'Inn, to find out what is on the lunch menu. They have lots of sandwiches, but I think we simply must have their world famous Alien Burger.
off beaten path • sharon west • meal • lunch • little a'le'inn
Special--A Look at the Mid East Today
Palestinians vs. Israelis: whose case is strongest?
israel • israelis • palestine • palestinians • mid-east
Palestinians vs. Israelis: whose case is strongest?
israel • israelis • palestine • palestinians • mid-east
Strange Disappearances: Here One Minute, Gone the Next
I recall an episode of <i>The Twilight Zone</i> where a little girl tumbles out of bed and falls through a portal into another dimension that had opened up in the wall of her bedroom. Her rescuer reached through and pulled her back. Of course, that is fiction. Or is it? Legend is full of stories just like this where people are here one minute and gone the next, never to be seen or heard of again. Stayed tuned, this episode of the History of the Bizarre & Mysterious is about strange disappearances.
history • bizarre • mysterious • twilight • zone
I recall an episode of <i>The Twilight Zone</i> where a little girl tumbles out of bed and falls through a portal into another dimension that had opened up in the wall of her bedroom. Her rescuer reached through and pulled her back. Of course, that is fiction. Or is it? Legend is full of stories just like this where people are here one minute and gone the next, never to be seen or heard of again. Stayed tuned, this episode of the History of the Bizarre & Mysterious is about strange disappearances.
history • bizarre • mysterious • twilight • zone
The Beginning and Ending of Trees
Trees, tall and short, grow silently in backyards, parks and hills. These beautiful, towering organisms have been around since the beginning of time. People love trees, sometimes worship them, and other times obliterate all the trees they can. What is it with trees?
beginning ending trees • sharon west • history trees • knowledge good evil • grove
Trees, tall and short, grow silently in backyards, parks and hills. These beautiful, towering organisms have been around since the beginning of time. People love trees, sometimes worship them, and other times obliterate all the trees they can. What is it with trees?
beginning ending trees • sharon west • history trees • knowledge good evil • grove
The Role of Animals in History
Even though the majority of mankind is happily entrenched in the electronic age and mostly prefers to live in a concrete jungle, the mysterious link between humans and animals continues to hold true. Most of our contact with animals these days is limited to the fleeting glimpse of a bird overhead, the scurry of a squirrel or chipmunk across our paths, or the companionship of a pet. Yet the role of animals in history is of such great importance that we would not be where we are today without them.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • mysterious link humans animals • role animals history • dinosaurs
Even though the majority of mankind is happily entrenched in the electronic age and mostly prefers to live in a concrete jungle, the mysterious link between humans and animals continues to hold true. Most of our contact with animals these days is limited to the fleeting glimpse of a bird overhead, the scurry of a squirrel or chipmunk across our paths, or the companionship of a pet. Yet the role of animals in history is of such great importance that we would not be where we are today without them.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • mysterious link humans animals • role animals history • dinosaurs
This Place Is Terrible
The mystery of Rennes le Chateau began in 1891 and we are no closer to solving it today. This small, seemingly insignificant, village stands shoulder to shoulder with the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge in the complexity of its riddle. If it could be solved, we may have the answer to some of the most perplexing mysteries on our planet.
rennes-le-chateau • sharon k. west • sharon west • priory of sion • knights templar
The mystery of Rennes le Chateau began in 1891 and we are no closer to solving it today. This small, seemingly insignificant, village stands shoulder to shoulder with the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge in the complexity of its riddle. If it could be solved, we may have the answer to some of the most perplexing mysteries on our planet.
rennes-le-chateau • sharon k. west • sharon west • priory of sion • knights templar
Did Pirates Really Go Arrrgh?
A pirate is one of the original terrorists of the world. In fact, terror was just as much a weapon in a pirate's armory as his sword. So just when did the pirate pass from a seafaring, Osama Bin Laden-type of scumbag to the romantic, handsome, swashbuckling hero? More importantly, did they really go "arrrgh?" Let us examine the mystique of the pirate.
pirates • arrrgh • sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • terror
A pirate is one of the original terrorists of the world. In fact, terror was just as much a weapon in a pirate's armory as his sword. So just when did the pirate pass from a seafaring, Osama Bin Laden-type of scumbag to the romantic, handsome, swashbuckling hero? More importantly, did they really go "arrrgh?" Let us examine the mystique of the pirate.
pirates • arrrgh • sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • terror
Yes, Virginia, There is a Giant Squid
Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the editor of the New York <i>Sun</i> in 1897 and asked whether Santa Claus was real. The answer to her query entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" written by Francis Pharcellus Church became a classic. But if Virginia were alive today, might she be wondering if other legendary stories are real? The answer to one such story might be entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Giant Squid."
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • yes • virginia • o'hanlon
Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the editor of the New York <i>Sun</i> in 1897 and asked whether Santa Claus was real. The answer to her query entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" written by Francis Pharcellus Church became a classic. But if Virginia were alive today, might she be wondering if other legendary stories are real? The answer to one such story might be entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Giant Squid."
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • yes • virginia • o'hanlon