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The Five Rules of Breaking Up
Some of the warning signs were right there on the trail and I guess I was looking the other way on purpose. The long silences during dinner with a thousand yard stare. Impatience with my stories at parties, a lot of glares and arm folding when I talked and then […]
The Best Halloween Flicks
I have made no secret of my disdain for most slasher flicks, and as a result of my disposition toward them I can’t recommend Saw VI, the only real horror flick that will make any kind of box-office splash for this Halloween weekend. However, watching good scary movies on Halloween is a […]
Celebrate Autumn
One of nature’s greatest performances is the showy splash of color brilliantly displayed in the fall. It is breathtaking to see the deciduous trees, shrubs and plants turn fiery shades of red, orange, yellow, and gold as Mother Nature prepares for winter. This wonderful sight is yet another gift following the softer color show of late […]
Take the Trick
There are times when working in a restaurant can be boring, and October can be very slow in this area. That is why some of my fondest memories of work come from Halloween. It’s not just the costumes (last year I was so excited I had three for different parts of the […]
-Thursday the 29th: The moon is covered with oceans, lakes, and seas. You can see many of them tonight as the gibbous moon sails high across the south. They form the dark blue-gray spots on the lunar surface. They are “seas” not of water, though, but of volcanic rock.
-Friday the 30th: A demon star rises […]
