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Category Archives: Dreams
Broken PDA at party
I went to a party with some of my coworkers. As I was about to sit down, I noticed some sort of purple goo on the cushion of the chair, so I took a different seat. At first I thought … Continue reading
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Flight disaster
A friend and I went to the airport. I had a ticket to fly to another city, but had decided not to use it. I wanted to get the frequent flier miles without flying, so I tried to check in … Continue reading
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Delayed inheritance
The dream was set in the present day, but my maternal grandparents were still alive. I was in a library in Kansas City researching the business my great-grandfather and his brothers ran, Benson Manufacturing Company (unrelated to the current companies … Continue reading
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One disaster after another
In a tragic accident, my baby sister was shot. Rather than taking her to the hospital, I was just supposed to take a tissue sample. I went outside, and found my car was being towed away. I finally got to … Continue reading
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Oppressive government
Last night I dreamt that I lived in a place where the government was gradually taking away many of the people’s freedoms, in the supposed interest of protecting them. It started with relatively minor things, like losing the right to … Continue reading
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Flying to Denver
I was flying from San Jose to Denver. The plane looked like an ordinary 737. But after we were airborne, and the pilot turned off the seatbelt sign, the plane expanded quite a bit. There were multiple restaurants, a library, … Continue reading
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Vacation, aliens
My wife, son, and I were going on vacation, driving to an island just off the coast. The freeway went over a bridge, through one island, and over another bridge to our destination. (Similar to taking the Bay Bridge through … Continue reading
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At Cape Canaveral for a new Gemini launch
I was visiting Cape Canaveral for the first launch of a new manned Gemini mission, as the guest of a friend who worked for NASA. There was a failure seconds after liftoff, with an abrupt drop in rocket thrust, and … Continue reading
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Car stolen (dream)
This morning I woke from a nightmare in which I was unable to find my Yukon after shopping at Fry’s Electronics. At first I thought I just misremembered where I’d parked, but after a friend and I searched the entire … Continue reading
Snake in an airport
A friend was visiting from out of town, and she was bringing some of her pets. She got bumped to a later flight, but one of the pets, a snake, was put on the earlier flight. I went to the … Continue reading
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