Any visitor to HJ who has taken an interest beyond the post or two that brought them here and has checked out the About page knows the story-behind-the-story of this place. Cancer is what prompted me to finally get off my butt (and couch) and pursue a long-held passion. Well, it’sContinue Reading

A lot of you reading this are probably familiar with Phantoms & Monsters run by Lon Strickler. I have no idea how long he’s been at it now, but I know when I started HJ in 2009, he was (and still is) one of the preeminent paranormal blogs. And ifContinue Reading

I know I have been very neglectful of the site lately. I have so many posts I want to write from jaunts we’ve taken even over a year ago, but Life has been busy. Last year was rife with hiccup after hiccup. Here’s just a few of the highlights: MurphyContinue Reading

A couple months back I saw a post in one of my LinkedIn Groups from Elena Sonnino looking for people wanting to be a part of her “Why Do You Travel?” series. I responded and she sent me the details, which were basically as straightforward as that: write a shortContinue Reading

One of my sister’s shared a post on Facebook with me the other day. It was from a post Toni Morris of The Cattaraugus County Ghost Hunters made on her Facebook page. Toni and her team are doing a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Well, that’s one of theContinue Reading

I’m really excited to be a part of Chateau Grrr’s “Cruise Against Lymphoma” Raffle. I mentioned this the other day, but now I’m free to promote it like crazy because tickets have gone on sale. From now until 7 p.m. on Saturday August 14, 2010 you can buy a $25Continue Reading

I haven’t been posting as usual lately because last Saturday we (meaning my husband and I) received some devastating news: my wonderful Aunt Alice passed away. (Since Wayne’s been a major part of my life for nearly 2/3 of it now, he definitely got a chance to come to knowContinue Reading

image from stock.xchng Okay, normally I wouldn’t go all out on a party for my blog. After all, whoopie. I’ve been at it almost a year now. Big deal. Join the blogging crowd with all those who have accomplished the same thing. I appreciate that. The thing is, I’m gratefulContinue Reading

Today I noticed something new on Twitter. One of the Trending Topics on Tuesdays are usually Travel Tuesday (aka #traveltuesday), but this afternoon I noticed one I hadn’t before: Charity Tuesday (aka #charitytuesday). STUMBLING ACROSS THE GENTLEMEN’S FUND SEARCH Sometimes life is just Providential. I ended up discovering that besidesContinue Reading