Last weekend I had the pre-Halloween fever pretty bad so I procured an early copy of a movie that will be released on October the 6th. If you like horror flicks and enjoy Halloween this movie will thrill you. I liken it to George Romero directed Steven King written Creepshow films (another Halloween classic). Its a series of 4 stories all connected in some way to Halloween. Specifically 4 or 5 of the Halloween tenants that we as modern...

Ah, sweet October. Like so many folks October is my ALL TIME favorite month. In honor of October I wanted to gather some interesting and fun facts you might not have known about this delightful fall time of year. Here goes. As you might already have deduced October gets its name from the number eight. When the calendar was originally created by the Romans, the year began in March (in honor of the God of War, Mars) this meant that instead...

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can, quickly. It’s rare. You cannot find it any other time of year except now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn...

In 1614 a British expedition landed in the area known today as Plymouth MA.  When they left they took 24 Indians as slaves and left smallpox, syphilis and gonorrhea behind.  That plague swept the so-called “tribes of New England”, and destroyed some of the villages totally. Mid winter of 1620 the Americas saw the landing of the Pilgrims.  The new 1620 settlers were not farmers so their crops failed miserably.  Were it not...