*To ward off evil on Halloween you should walk around your home three times clockwise and three times counterclockwise * To see a spider on Halloween means it is a relative returning from the dead to check on you * Knives were hidden on Halloween night so that returning spirits would not come to any harm * If you place a turnip on your gatepost on Halloween then no evil spirits can harm you or your home * Originally...

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...

Who would have ever thought that the demon, Gene Simmons could ever possibly impart any nuggets of wisdom whatsoever to me but I will be damned he sure did.  Tonight I was watching the Simmons family jewels and Gene said something that really hit home with me. “No amount of money or platinum records could ever take the place of the two children that Shannon Tweed and I have created.  I want all the precious, special moments that I...