Earlier today, my job took me on a journey in central Wisconsin. I had the opportunity to drive through Plainfield, the small community nobody had heard of until its most (in)famous citizen made the news. Decades ago, Ed Gein killed people, dug up corpses, made furniture our of body parts, etc. Norman Bates of "Psycho" fame was based on Ed Gein. Even though the "Gein era" was decades ago, I still experienced an eerie feeling while driving through Plainfield.
While I was driving out of town, I thought that it was unfair that the small community was known for being the home of one of the nation's most bizarre murderers (Wisconsin can also claim gruesome murderer Jeffrey Dahmer). I don't know what this might signify, but as I was thinking this, a black bear came running out of the woods and was heading in my direction. I had to brake fairly hard and come to a stop. The bear crossed the highway about 15 feet in front of me and paid me no attention - he just kept running into the woods on the other side of the highway.
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