Post Views: 3,170 If Clement Clark Moore is primarily responsible for our literary description of Santa Claus with his poem T’was The Night Before Christmas. Thomas Nast is responsible for […]
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Post Views: 5,085 Traditional Christmas characters here in the United States are typically friendly. Think of the many incarnations of St. Nicholas. Iceland on the other hand is home to […]
Yule Cat Jólakötturin
1 Post Views: 7,759 I like to explore the cultural connections between the holiday of Halloween and people that invented it. One of the more interesting legends I have run across […]
The Cutty Black Sow, a Gaelic Legend
Post Views: 8,678 Halloween always makes us think of the darkest, dankest, ritualistic parts of ourselves. Writers often use the holiday as inspiration for their works. King, Bradbury, Le Fanu […]
Pumpkin Head, Dark beings with Jack-O-Lantern heads
Post Views: 4,597 Instead of making an overwrought, nationalistic, fake patriotic post about America I would like to post in praise of the humble paper bag. You often overlook little […]
In Praise of the Humble Paper Bag
Post Views: 4,638 When I made the leap from Product Manager to DevOps Manager I quickly realized where my knowledge gaps were. One gap that was very apparent was in […]
By the Power of PowerShell, I have the power!
1 Post Views: 9,069 I know. I know. There are millions of blog posts about Obscure 80s toys you loved. There is a reason for that. They make cool posts! So in […]
Obscure 80s toys you loved
Post Views: 4,650 I had the distinct displeasure of sitting within listening distance of a family at dinner tonight. My ears were assailed with the most incredulous conversation regarding tattoos […]
Mother of all tattoo myths
Post Views: 4,294 I am a nostalgic reader. What I mean by that is that I fondly relive my youth by re-reading books that I enjoyed as a child. This […]
Rocky Hurwood Author Show
1 Post Views: 4,853 Just to weigh in on this craziness floating around the internet. I think Santa is a nice fantasy for kids. Just like the easter bunny and the […]
Nikolaos Thaumaturge
Post Views: 4,225 Do you hear the winds howling? Is that a harvest blood moon rising in the dark night sky? That’s right friends it is THAT time […]
Stygian Strigiformes
2 Post Views: 3,917 I was very apprehensive about a year ago when I first heard they were going to reboot the whole superman man of steel franchise. I […]