is the column i read…
What a RUSH!
MORE INFO NEEDED!
This column stuck out to me personally because it IS a question i have been asking MYSELF for over ten years- especially the “or am i just crazy” part of it. Although there is still no solid (meaning tested and prooved by acceptable scientific method) tangible PROOF that this anomaly exists, this article at least acknowledges the possibility. I wanted to state my own observations after reading, and discovering that I am not the only one who has thought this about themselves…
First off I have always and especially now attempted to observe and form thoughts on this subject as logically as possible, with full recognition that it is Impossible for me to think or even make a statement here without being superbly biased. I have tried to form my conclusions, statements and even opinions from the view of a scientist in a lab testing a theory with the well known “Scientific Method” (which, if the reader here doesnt know and understand I advise them to research it or stop reading now). I do not have a lab or controlled variables (like lights with different chemicals or people with rare body chemistry) but i have done my best throughout the years to prove to MYSELF that I am not INSANE, delusional or experiencing repetitive hallucinations- the only Acceptable standard by which I measure my sanity is that of the modern scientist- apply known proven scientific methods for harvesting and gathering data when attempting to render a theory into practicality- and Of Course- Physical Proof is Always Best.
<note- i have walked, in my 26 years, more than the average american- for 8 years of my life i lived in a rural area and had to walk everywhere- walking 10 miles to me used to be relative in comparison to the average person walking 3 city blocks- my girlfriend at one time lived 12 miles- during our 2 year relationship i walked to her house at least 4 times a month- and back to mine- also for 5 years my work enviroment demanded an average walking distance of 19 miles a day- a day equating 12 straight hours- over a count of 365 full workdays measured in 1 and a half years at the same location and job position, then multiplied by 3)
the biggest personal variable to me is how many times i have or have not noticed the lights turning off- Im fairly confident Ive missed it many many dozens of times, yet even with that I still have seen this happen often enough in my life to notice the occurance as an oddity… , until now, I havent ever heard this discussed… outside of the 2 repeating factors I have experienced- telling someone about this… thing… that I “do” to streetlights I usually get reluctant responses- others stating belief or non belief has not been an issue because I have not spoken of this to enough to observe variables in response and I personally think I receive delayed or reluctant responses because those I have told where probably not wanting to say aloud that I am “NUCKING FUTS!”
The 2nd repeating factor- there is an overly zealous acceptance that my statement is truth based on fact, often followed by personal storys of e.s.p., psychic phenomena, near death experiences ghosts or some other such rubbish.
A final factor, a sad one almost, is that I am so used to this happening and so used to NOT talking about it that I have accepted it as practice… so for the last year or so I havent paid attention or allowed myself to think much on the subject… fear on insanity is my only plea…before today i believed i was the only one… and that all my observations… just a desperate attempt to convince myself that i was not delusional.
Plus I have gotten lazier… so less walking… less exposure to streetlights in general and especially the ones in more secluded areas.
The wildcard is the many times people have been with me and seen this happen
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Is that Peter Morris or perhaps SnakeSpirit?