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| While I was sitting quietly in my throne room this | | | | · Ominous looking weather |
| morning at my Palace on Dallas in beautiful | | | | · Name of a badass chick net community |
| downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (a | | | | · Humorous historical romance novel |
| quaint, quirky colonial outpost right smack dab on | | | | · Herds of children running through the house |
| the San Andreas fault line), my mind began to | | | | · Name of a hard metal rock band |
| wander and ponder. | | | | · Spooky Halloween screen saver |
| Of course when you're waiting for "big things" to | | | | · The reason behind a daily devotional |
| happen or, ...patiently standing on one foot for | | | | · A fantasy and science fiction convention - |
| your ship to arrive at the bus station, or heaven | | | | the key to three women's destinies |
| forbid ...lollygagging about because Godot hasn't | | | | · An American-made circa 1989 detective |
| turned up yet to give you a reason for being -- | | | | film/crime thriller |
| something odd is bound to happen. Don't ask me | | | | · A technology solution for an MS practitioner |
| why, it just does. | | | | · The subject of a Unitarian Church sermon |
| Which brings me to the random topic of "things | | | | · Name of a children's horror book |
| that go bump in the night" (TTGBIT). Not being | | | | · A special lodging package including a |
| the quivering or querulous sort, I decided to | | | | Horse-Drawn Wagon ride |
| inquire further into the wonderful world of | | | | · A discount store news item featuring a |
| TTGBIT. | | | | crypt |
| However, when I typed into my web browser, I | | | | · Strange sound made by a barbecue grill |
| landed on something called "bravepages". | | | | right outside my computer room window |
| Expecting to meet Robin Hood, the Red Dwarf or | | | | · Name of a Paranormal Database Record, |
| maybe my favorite white-haired classic | | | | and more engaging than the faceless "404" |
| TV-Western film star, Hop-a-long Cassidy and his | | | | messenger |
| colleague "The Cisco Kid", to my dismay I | | | | · The Vampire Support page |
| received a rather strange invitation to sign up for | | | | · A Tasmanian Forestry feature |
| a free website -- not quite what I was expecting, | | | | · An exploration of Grey and Gothic literature |
| -- but nevertheless an "awesome" experience, as | | | | (UBC) |
| the younger generation would say. | | | | · Noisy nooky-makers |
| Ever the inquisitive type, I now have only 42,300 | | | | · Name of a CD music sampler ... better than |
| websites to wade through according to the folks | | | | "Ho-Hum" |
| at What a perfect project for the "Empress of | | | | · Contents of a Scottish Prayer "When the |
| Everything" to undertake instead of the usual | | | | Whole Earth was Overrun with Ghosts" |
| royal duties ...you know, proffering pithyless | | | | · What "beast" (big thing) do you want to |
| proclamations, knighting every knave in the realm, | | | | study or evaluate, and why? |
| or taking the wretched Corgis for a walk. | | | | · Raw sockets, Neohapsis and NTBugtraq |
| So, in case you're wondering about some of the | | | | BTW, if you want to more ...please do check out |
| stuff that popped up under the category "things | | | | the remaining 42,269 web pages and email me at |
| that go bump in the night", here are a few: | | | | with your fabulous finds! |