One of my favorite television shows is the hit Sci-Fi program Ghost Hunters. Unfortunately, here on Mackinac, the (likely illegal) cable that's in the apartment doesn't have the Sci-Fi channel so I couldn't watch any of the new season 4 that debuted in June. Luckily my parents brought my up the Season 2 DVDs last when they came to visit on July 13. That should quench my Ghost Hunters craving for a while. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, cameras follow The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) to investigations and document some of the real life hauntings in this world. TAPS was founded by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. They work as Roto Rooters plumbers during the day and investigate hauntings at no charge after having respective paranormal experiences that prompted them to start the organization. They still do it at no charge, but I'm sure they're helped out quite a bit with checks from the Sci-Fi channel. The thing that's best about the show is they go into place trying to disprove and debunk hauntings. They're very levelheaded and never assume a place is haunted. They set up video equipment and audio recording devices in hopes of catching indisputable evidence of a haunting. Only then will they say a place is haunted. Often times they don't catch anything. But when they do, it's absolutely amazing. The best piece of evidence I've seen them catch was a shadowy ghost that manifested out of nowhere and walked down a corridor at the Eastern State Penitentiary. It's also very cool to hear the EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) that they sometimes catch on audio. I'd recommend the show for anyone interested in the unexplained.

I've also been fortunate lately to view some of the classic crime movies that have paved the way for the stuff in the movies today. I'm talking about the "Dirty Harry" series of flicks that star a much younger Clint Eastwood as Inspector "Dirty Harry Callahan," a hard-nosed cop who doesn't take crap from anyone. They're great movies that I'd recommend to everyone.

The movies have led way to some of the best one-line catch phrases that my generation still says today: