Ray's X-Blog

Xmas Elf Mind Control I was thinking about writing on this topic during the holiday season but I was too filled with the Christmas spirit. (And if you believe that last statement, I have some real estate on the planet Krypton to sell to you.) Apparently Santa by himself doesn't cut it with the kids anymore when parents try to keep their little bastards in line. Thus this product was created: Year after year, children and adults alike are baffled by the mystery of how Santa really knows who’s been naughty or nice. After much urging by the elves and Mrs. Claus, Santa has allowed his biggest secret to be revealed in The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition. Touted as “The best thing since The Night Before Christmas” this gift set includes a light skin, blue eyed North Pole pixie-elf, hardbound children’s book and keepsake box. Children can register their elf online and receive a special response from Santa. That's the manufacturer's statement which can be found at Amazon.c...

Blackhawk Versus The Deadly Flying Disc Back in the old days kids used to flock to the local cinema for the matinee serials featuring their favorite heroes. Each segment would end with a cliffhanger, for example, the hero is trapped inside a car that suddenly explodes. Is our hero dead? Nope. When the fan returned to the theatre the following week, he would see the exploding car but this time an extra preceding scene would be included showing the hero leaping to safety before the car burst into flames and flew over a cliff. An example of this hokum is the serial, Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Justice, from 1952. Blackhawk was a popular character featured in Quality Comics during World War II who led his international team of brave aviators in strikes against the Nazis. After World War II Blackhawk relocated his base of operations from Europe to the USA where he continued to battle enemies of justice and freedom. In this serial he's fighting a spy ring trying to get its hand...

GUEST BLOGGER JIM MOSELEY: THE NAZCA LINES Jim Moseley has been around since the early days when UFOs were usually called "flying saucers." Besides being the author (with Karl Pflock) of the book, Shockingly Close to the Truth! Confessions of a Grave-Robbing Ufologist , he is also the slightly opinionated writer-editor of the world's longest-running UFO newsletter, Saucer Smear . (Longest running in the sense his newsletter has existed under various names such as Saucer News .) Jim can be reached via snail mail at PO Box 1709, Key West, FL 33041. A donation of two dollars (cash) will get you a copy of his gritty zine. You can (indirectly) contact him via email: saucer_smear@yahoo.com [ link ]. Please mention Ray X sent you. He enjoys name-droppers. * * * THE SOMEWHAT MYSTERIOUS NAZCA LINES OF PERU by James W. Moseley My friend "Ray X" has asked me to write a brief article about my personal experiences with these famous mystery lines on the coastal dese...