I am sure that most of us will agree that evidence presentation to anyone can take the development of a very thick skin. Everyone must expect to get shot down every now and then because they thought they had something but as it turns out, it was really nothing more than a piece of dust or a case of Matrixing.
The problem that arises where evidence is concerned is that there are many, many groups out there that are either too excited to get that great evidence out that they don't scrutinize or they simply don't know how to scrutinize their evidence. I firmly believe that almost everyone want their evidence to be good. Of course you have some that just don't care because they "investigate" ghosts simply for the thrill of it and not for the research behind it. This leads me to believe that the latter is the case most of the time. After all, if you surf the net, you will find a majority of websites that have evidence on them that pretty much everyone agrees is bogus at best.
I had someone suggest that I write a little bit of a blog to introduce myself to everyone here. I thought that would be fun so here is a bit about my history for everyone to get more acquainted.
I used to me a total skeptic. Heck, 15 years ago I would have said that you are nuts for believing in the existance of ghosts. Then I moved into my first haunted house. This house provided the typical footsteps, voices and the constant feeling of being watched. There were many things that I couldn't explain. In a couple of years, I moved into another and this time I began investigating.
I have been an investigator for 12 years now. I am a stickler for the preservation of evidence. I will NEVER use anything digital since that cannot be scrutinized and is not evidence of anything. A digital photograph is no more credible than me drawing a picture of a ghost that I saw. A digital camera's photo is an interpretation of what the lens sees by the software program and not a true capture of what the lens sees by a 35mm. I am the founder of the Northern Minnesota Paranormal Investigators or N.M.P.I. for short. We are a very highly respected professional group of investigators. You can check out our site at www.hauntingresearch.com
I am also involved in the entertainment world. I am the producer and one of the the three hosts of Shadow Talk Paranormal Radio. STPR is not just boring talk radio. There is great chemistry among the three of us and we have a blast. We also play some great music on the show. We air every Wednesday evening at 7pm/Eastern time. Check out our site at www.shadowtalkparanormalradio.com
I am also an author. I have been a contributor to many books and written for Jeff Belanger's "Encyclopedia of Haunted Places." I have been published in FATE Magazine, written many articles and finally finished my first book called "Ghosts: Minnesota's Other Natural Resource."
Well, that is my story and I am sticking to it. I look forward to getting to know you all much better and talking with you here.
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