The personal news

Happy Birthday to my mother. I don't think my card got to her in time so I left a message for her. That's more than what I usually remember to do for adults, but since it really seems to matter to her, I made sure to get it done this year. This year is a big year for her, too.

My youngest step-daughter is with us this weekend and her mother is having another useless and unnecessary dramatised freak-out over a hobby of mine that's neither illegal nor inappropriate, has nothing to do with her daughter, and I haven't been able to do in over a year. Way to pick your battles, lady. At some point the pot is going to boil over and Tom and I are just going to laugh at this woman's consistent ridiculousness.

Praying Hands

This neglected hobby is that I'll take a stroll through cemeteries when I have time, taking artistic pictures and running a digital recorder to see if I capture any electronic voice phenomenon [EVP]. You don't know if you've captured an EVP, or a disembodied voice, until you listen to the recording later. Many investigators ask questions, stay in one spot, and have a very controlled situation while they're recording for EVPs. Since I'm just taking a stroll through a beautiful cemetery on a beautiful day, I don't fuss too much. As a result, my EVPs aren't meant to be used as actual paranormal evidence but are categorised as more "hobby". It doesn't take much to press record on the digital recorder so I'm far more interested in taking photographs, like the praying hands featured here.

While there's debate on who his oldest daughter should be speaking to about his life, our primary lapse of manners happened when Tom misappropriated my evps for a more focused paranormal website without my permission. If that had not happened, they would not have been available for anyone in his curious circle to have seen. I've remedied that situation. Mind you, I don't mind anyone visiting my Photo Blog or my deviantArt store. By all means!

Both Bailey and Eddie are behaving in school and receiving rewards. I was hoping that Bailey's bout with bad behavior earlier this week was a part of adjusting to a new structured educational environment and that does seem to be the case. Eddie continues to perform well academically and has found his long-lost math book. Thanks to Gard Music in North Port, Michael now has his percussion kit and is ready to begin band on Monday!