Many of us are familiar with Washington Irving's famous short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" which tells the story of the quiet New England community and the legend of the Headless Horseman. Recently I discovered that the quiet community of Hidden River in Parker has its very own legend.

On a recent dark September night I was sitting on the back patio of my home, minding my own business, when a ghostly figure approached. I immediately realized this was an unusual person because he had no head. This was, in effect, a "no-brainer."

Those of us who contribute to YourHub.com have had this feeling there was something unusual going on; the whispered rumors, the reluctance to venture out at night alone, the unexplained conspiracy theories, the nervous tics of community journalists. The figure standing in front of me could possibly offer some answers to the mysteries. As we shook hands I started to ask him a question but then, silly me, realized he couldn't speak. He couldn't see too well either, and that explained why he kept bumping into the furniture.

The Headless Blogger reluctantly allowed himself to be photographed. I put on the Halloween costume I had so recently discovered in my hall closet. (See photo of Headless Blogger (left) and me disguised as a skeleton.)

So fellow bloggers, as you go about your trick-or-treating on Halloween night and experience that annual sugar high, keep looking over your shoulder. Unlike Irving's character, this ghostly being doesn't have a horse. A city permit is required to operate a horse in residential areas, and not even a guy with no brains wants to pick up after a horse!