Maria Orsic, The Vril, And Post Cards From Space

There is one person in UFO lore with whom I am completely taken, and wish I could know more. Actually, there is plenty written about her life; I want to know what happened to her when she disappeared. Maria Orsic is unquestionably one of the most beautiful women who ever lived. She was born on […]

Her Ghost: Heaven On The Beach

She was a bright, shiny star in the 1930s and 1940s. In those days, Ginny Sims sang her way into everyone’s heart via radio, singing with the Kay Kyser Orchestra. In time, she developed her own radio shows, and hit the silver screen, becoming a huge star in “B” movies. Sims made her last movie […]

Sit Down Earthling, I Have Something To Tell You

Since the New York Times published their story this past weekend on $22 million of the Defense Department’s $600 billion annual budget being spent on an Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, the general public, as well as the UFO community are in varying levels of dithering. Did the government just acknowledge the existence of UFOs? […]

“A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”

My dad never spoke of his service to our country. In her gravest tone of voice, my mother taught us at an early age to never, ever ask him about the Navy, or World War II, or Pearl Harbor. And so we did not. The only clue I had growing up was when my dad […]

V-J Day And The Giant Smooch

V-J Day! August 14, 1945, President Harry S Truman announced Japan had surrendered, and the war was over; insurmountable joy bursting forth in that moment, one such expression caught forever in time by photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt. Over the years, several people have claimed to be the kissing couple in Times Square. I rather prefer their […]

Hope And Promise In A Quonset Hut

I have an old wicker chest in my room where I store odds and ends, a little bit of everything me; from stamps I collect and have not placed in my album yet, to books with which I cannot bear to part. And an old candy box I had not opened since 2003. This evening, while […]

The Price of Freedom

Early mornings are my favorite time of day, always have been. The house is quiet, that first cup of coffee is strong and delicious, and I can leisurely read the news, and assimilate whatever is happening at home and abroad. It is a peaceful time where I can think, plan, study, and evaluate how I […]