The Scotto Grotto (org)

The doctor went well. Not going to need surgery just this yet. Positive mending without it, going to work that angle some more. Note to self; keep the 9am appointments… no slow downs ahead of you. This morning was a beautiful one for a walk. I need to fall back into the habit of doing the morning crawl… it’s generally a pleasure to go roaming around and taking in the sights and sounds.

Newt was very pleased to see me return home so quickly… I think he was expecting a good 10-hour span without me here. But, I need to head out to the Pharmacy to get my ‘scrips refilled. Celebrex is a delight. No cotton-head, no bad back. Keeno

New bridge set to replace site of ghost legend
“Oklahoma soon will lose another bridge to its past.”

Monkey Brains on the Menu
“The eight fruit bats are trying to sleep, but it’s not easy. At midday, they dangle from a stick alongside one of the busiest streets of this teeming city.”

Psychic Weighs-In on Area Disappearance Case
“A well-known psychic tells us what she thinks happened to a missing Terre Haute resident. Many of you have probably heard of psychic Sylvia Brown. She makes regular appearances on the Montel Williams Show. On Wednesday’s Montel Williams Show, Brown will help families find missing loved ones.”

FDA investigates A New Leaf: Owner calls claim `bogus’; local board of health considers case closed
“A vitamin shop that specializes in homeopathic treatments is being investigated because a local woman says her finger became infected when she was tested at the store for a vitamin deficiency.”

Studies Look At Herbal Alternatives To HRT
“Last summer, researchers working on the nationwide Women’s Health Initiative Study warned women to stop taking hormone replacement therapy because it might raise their risk for developing cancer and heart disease.”

UF STUDY: BLACK MAGIC ENJOYING RENAISSANCE AMONG WHITES — AND BLACKS
“Black magic is growing paler as the mysterious practices once used to “poison” evil slave masters attract a larger following among white Americans, who frequent conjure shops and seek voodoo rites on vacations, a new University of Florida study finds.”

A Chilling Triumph Of ‘Science’ Over Sanity
“Just for the sake of argument, let’s say the government decided that you are an idiot. Does it then have the right to forcibly sterilize you so you can’t pass your idiocy on to future generations?”

Pachaug Forest home to ghostly sightings
“It was dark and he couldn’t see anything, but he heard a strange rustling of leaves and then a loud screeching sound.”

I’m going to have some commentary on a few of those links tonight, methinks.

Have a swell day, dear journal. Don’t take any wooden nickels.