Today someone enlightened me about a super amazing xmas fact!  (thanks Danny)  It seems we have called a few of Old Santa’s Reindeer by at least three different names over time.  I found this so interesting I had to write a blog about it!      The original poem twas’ the night before xmas by Henry Livingston, Jr. (Clement Clarke Moore got credit for the poem, but he probably was not the author.)  refers to...

         Santa Claus has long been a cult idol of mine.  I think we can all really agree that the image of Santa Claus, perhaps even his entire existence, has been a long lurid story that ultimately simplifies down to mass manipulation.      Let me get one thing perfectly clear before I go on. I love the image of Santa. being an artist I love to draw him in all his various incarnations.  Also as an artist It has always...

    I never really took the time to look up the origins of one of my all time favorite fright-fest foods.  I have enjoyed making and eating this tastey treat as long as I can remember.         We should all thank Dan Walker for his efforts in the late 1950′s, for it was this Kraft Foods sales representative that invented the wonder that is the Caramel Apple!  His invention was actuallya kit sold by Kraft using their...

     The traditional carving of the jack-o-lantern has its roots in a very dark tale from Irish lore about a man named Stingy Jack, who dared to drink with the devil and gambled his soul on the sharpness of his wits.  Originally Turnips were hollowed out and used as talismans against the dark forces of evil. Immigrants from Ireland brought the jack o’lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon...

  When I was a kid some of my best memories are of those rare occasions when we would get to go to a restaurant and grab some grub.  Not much has changed now that I am an adult cause I still love the grub.  It does however, make me pretty sad reminiscing about some of the restaurants that I can’t eat at anymore.  Thought I would share and see what you think My dad used to work for an old style pizza place in Indianapolis called...

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