There’s Treasure Inside: A Solver’s Journal

There’s Treasure Inside: A Solver’s Journal

Ghost Town

San Francisco became a virtual ghost town

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Apr 03, 2026
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4/6 updates: page 122. “I believed my shot would live in infamy, like a ghost haunting our middle school hallways forever.”


Page 112 “San Francisco became a virtual ghost town.”

Virtual Ghost you say…

No, Pac-Man is not a ghost; he is the yellow, circle-shaped protagonist of the franchise. The antagonists are the four ghosts—Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde—who chase him. Originally called "monsters" in Japan, they became known as ghosts in American media.

I had thoughts early on that the Wordsearch involved Pac-Man going around the “board”. Indiana + Kentucky = IN-KY = INKY (a Pacman ghost).

PacMan = PA + MN + CA


Ghostwriter- I actually watched this 😒

It was on PBS- think “Sesame Street”

Yes, the PBS children's mystery series Ghostwriter (1992–1995) is remembered as a nostalgic 90s staple featuring a diverse group of Brooklyn kids solving crimes with a friendly ghost. The ghost communicated by rearranging text/letters and encouraged literacy. Fans recall it for its suspense, unique mystery-solving, and iconic felt-tip pens.


Let’s talk Brooklyn, Central New York and Upstate NY.

The White Lady of the haunted Durand Eastman Park in Rochester, NY
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