Things I Like: The Wicker Man (1973 Film)

Need a perfect Halloween movie? Look none other than The Wicker Man. Not the remake but the 1973 British original. It's not scary in the traditional sense, there's not really any blood or gore, but it does seem more Stephen King than Wes Craven. The movie stars a police officer looking for a missing girl. He goes to a remote Scottish island in search for her. It's so remote that he's the only

Fact of the Day: Halloween in Japan

Halloween is a sorta new holiday in Japan since they knew about it from American pop culture. Jack-o-lanterns are popular, but trick or treating is not. Dressing up in costume is usually only for private parties. 

Fact of the Day: Trick or Treating For UNICEF

The program started out as a small local program in 1950, but today has raised over 118 million dollars for the United Nations' fund for better standards of living for children in poor nations. 

My Day Yesterday: Small Politics & Cookies

Started my day (though it was more early morning) by watching an episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's starting to get good. So much mystery though. Also met the man running for City Council in my district today. I've heard of him recently, and he's by far the better choice than the incumbent. I wrote an endorsement for him earlier and he came by to thank me for it in person. Spent most of the

Fact of the Day: Origin of Halloween Costumes

Halloween costumes date back to Scotland in the late 19th century. This is also another old photo of me. I'm the one in the middle. My two brothers are Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. 

Fact of the Day: Origin of Trick or Treating

While many kids dress up every year to trick or treat, the origins date back to England and Ireland in the middle ages. It's similar to the old practice of souling. People would go door to door on Hallowmas (Nov 1) to receive food in exchange for prayers for the deceased on All Souls Day (Nov 2) the next morning. Also this is me when I was 2 or 3 before we went trick or treating. I was the bear,

Fact of the day: How Halloween Got It's Name

The name Halloween was first recorded in the 16th century. It was known as the night before All Hallows Day also known as All Saints Day. Which occurs on November 1st. 

Fact of the Day: Halloween is Celtic

While we all enjoy Halloween, it's eariliest roots date back to the Celtic Harvest festival known as Samhain.

Family Gets Lost in Corn Maze, Calls Police

This is why I don't go to corn mazes. Most of them are done by some random farmer and might take an hour to complete. So this family enters a normal corn maze, and they get lost for several hours. The mom freaks out and calls the police. Police show up on scene, and they find them in about a minute. They were only 25 feet away from the entrance.