So I am RiPA, RiPA is my lifestyle choice,
but why oh why do I do it?
I think being a Paranormal Researcher is very hard work.
Read on and see if you agree:

A Paranormal Researcher is someone who can’t get a real job or any PhD funding. They wake up in the morning to a stack of unpaid bills, and then sweet talk the lovely bailiffs at the door. After a discussion with said gentlemen they pay some cash and mentally cross out their food budget for the next two weeks. They also note the recording t...

Over the years I've had some successful relationships and some unsuccessful ones. Over time I have manged to write a quick tip guide for guys who need a little bit of help or some guidance when they meet the girl of the night/week/month.

1. KISS FIRST. Avoiding her lips and diving straight for the erogenous zones makes her feel like you're paying by the hour and trying to get your money's worth by cutting out non-essentials. A properly passionate kiss is the ultimate form of foreplay.

2. DON'...

Its been a while since my last blog scribe but I have the excuse of having a rather busy start to the year.

Without going into too much detail let me just say that RiPA have many projects coming up this year and we are getting chocka with investigations and case studies.

But Im not gonna speak about that here. You'll just have to keep checking back on the RiPA homepageor forums.

Instead im going to speak about myself a bit and one other activity that I do outside RiPA.

Some of you may or may not...

This is my 31st Xmas and as opposed to things getting better, the whole thing seems to be getting worse!
Let me explain a bit more, now aside from the religious & commercialised factors of Xmas, something else has occured to me about this time of year.

To be honest, Ive noticed it for the past few years but now im gonna blog about it..... because I can!

One of my bugbears about this festive period is the falseness of people. Peeps you dont see or hear from for years suddenly show up and act lik...

Studying paranormal claims is as much about revealing imperfections in the human mind as it is about flying saucers, ghosts, extrasensory perception and psychic healing:

Ok, so since we changed the name and our ethics to Anomalistics, there has been a bit of confusion regarding the word, its meaning and how an organization runs in accordance to it.

Once you learn to say the word ( it is not 'Animal-Sticks!') it will become your friend, and in this blog, I will try and make it all a bit clearer ...

Now ive been in this game a long time, perhaps a bit too long.
I was there pre 'Most Haunted' and before 'Taps'.
In fact, probably before a lot of internet groups started up and the paranormal boom of today.

However, one thing has not changed and thats the rivalry between paranormal groups.
It seem that although we are all looking into the same thing, the competition is so very high!

Lets look into that a bit closer.....

It has come to RiPA's attention that one or two groups out there are currently...