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Spring cannot come soon enough for me. I detest winter and all it's harshness and cold weather. Sunlight and warmth is the ticket for me. Anyone else like this?

Do you remember when the movie "Poltergeist" came out? I watched most of it but it scared me so bad that I have never gotten through the whole movie. From the part that I watched it describes to a tee the definition of a poltegeist, especially the part about physical attacks. This and the...

I have just been reading about pixies and discovered they are exclusive to Britan and Celtic Mythology. I found it especially interesting that they are considered to be a fairy of sorts. http://celticanamcara.blogspot.com/2009/03/pixies.html

What do we really know about fairies? I have seen them depicted in may ways. They can either be good, bad, evil, helpful or destructive. Where did the fairy concept come from? I would like to think that all fairies are like Cinderella's fairy Godmother or Tinkerbell from Peter Pan.

I watched my first episode of Grimm last night and really enjoyed it. It was a rerun but this is my first opportunity to see it. I still prefer Once Upon a Time but Grimm would come in second.

This character appeared in the Eragon Series. She was the fairy elf that sent Saphira's egg to Eragon. I cannot find her as a Mythological Character. Is it one that the author just made up?

I have been reading an interesting piece on Griffins. It caught my eye because of the "Griffons" in Merecedes Lackey's books which I read years ago. This article doesn't tell what lineage of Mythology they come from. Does anyone know?

I must admit that I know very little about Celtic Mythology. It is a time that I have always thought I would liked to have lived in though. Could anyone tell me a good place to start reading the Celtic Myths?

Have you seen the new Urban Myth Board Game? Urban Myth consists of a game board divided into four city blocks, six playing pieces, and a deck of 700 game cards in six subject categories: Celebrity, Health, Classics, Nature, Business and Crime. Each Card lists either one or two urban legends...

I am hooked!! Have you watched this new TV show that has come out this fall? I am amazed at how well this has been done and how well it keeps your attention and keeps you wanting more. What's your take on this new show?

I have heard of these all my life. One being if you put a cut potato under your pillow during a full moon, it will get rid of your warts. Do you have any "old wives tales" to share?

One of my co-workers just gave me the nicest compliment. He told me I was the Guinan of our building. Guinan, being a Star Trek character. Have you ever been compared to a character of any kind?

Have you noticed since the popularity of the "Twilight" series and the movies, there are tons of vampire books out there? Seems like many are trying to ride the coat tails of Stephanie Meyer. I picked up a Nora Roberts the other day and it was about vampires. Enough!!!

There is a professed family of witches in our community. Their kids go to school and they live amongst us. I have never known of anything amiss and do wonder if they say they are witches just to get attention.

I'm sure that we are all familiar with the historical Trail of Tears that began in NC and ended in Oklahoma. Do you know of any legends that surround this piece of history? It has always intrigued me.

I am currently reading a fiction book about unicorns in which they are described as being horrible, blood thirsty creatures that can only be killed by virgins. I can find nothing saying that they are horrible but then again, this book is fiction.

Have you heard this one: "This story, one of the most popular of all urban legends, asserts that the New York City sewer system is infested with deadly alligators. In the most popular versions, the animals were brought north from Florida by people who wanted to keep them as pets. When the gators...

The Kraken was protrayed in The Clash of the Titans as being an unimaginable, horrible, huge sea monster. Norse history describes the Kraken more or less as a giant squid. What do you think?

I know you have heard of or seen the new pandor bracelets that are out now. Is there any significance between the bracelet and the mythological character Pandora?

Have any of you ever heard of Phineas Gage? He was a man who ran a steel rod through his head in 1848 and lived to tell about it. True story.