I’ve been noticing a number of news articles recently where neighbors of fun events have displayed NIMBY syndrome. That’s Not-In-My-Back-Yard for those of you who aren’t familiar with the concept from the environmental debate. It was a pretty popular concept during the debate over nuclear energy in the United States. Everyone is in favor of […]
I have to admit that I wasn’t a huge fan of horror films growing up. Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer were probably the closest thing to scary movies that I’ve watched. Oh, wait. I saw Event Horizon in the movie theater in college because it starred Lawrence Fishburne and we didn’t […]
I’ve previously mentioned my love for driving the nation’s scenic highways and enjoying a fall foliage drive. But not everyone grew up near the Motor City and was blessed with my love of driving. For those of you that fall into this category, and don’t want to fight the traffic, I’ve recommended the fall foliage […]
Love Halloween? Fancy yourself an artist? Try your hand at designing a Halloween T-Shirt for the Lahaina Town Action Committee. The Prize The lucky artist will get a “Living Large in Lahaina Package.” He or she will enjoy a Maui hotel stay as well as gifts and certificates from Lahaina merchants worth more than $500 […]
I started adding content related to costumes over the weekend. There’s less than 90 days until Funtober begins, so I’m probably behind schedule in that regard. But I’ve also decided to close down some of my niche Halloween costume sites and move the content over here to Funtober. So hopefully it will go a bit […]
When I compiled the Funtober haunted house directory this winter, I anticipated that I would receive word from a few people associated with haunted houses that had been accidentally overlooked during my search. But I have to admit that I never looked into the possibility that a toy company would create a haunted house. So, […]
If you tried to access Funtober from 10 pm until midnight, you would have reached a blank page. The site has been down. Why? I was playing with the WP E-Commerce plugin on the live site and it crashed big time. I could access the admin dashboard but the actual website showed up as a […]
I spent the evening researching how to make a Katniss Everdeen costume. The only costumes that I have found to purchase for the blockbuster movie are for sale on Etsy. Were costume manufacturers caught off guard by the popularity of the movie based on Suzanne Collins’ trilogy? Or did they decide instead that the outfits […]
While the rest of us are enjoying the long days and warm weather of summer, there’s a class of people in this country who are eagerly preparing for fall. When the weather turns chilly and the shadows of darkness encroach upon the daylight, rest assured, they’ll be there to scare you half to death. Each […]
After publishing my corn maze update yesterday, I realized that I haven’t yet examined how this year’s pumpkin and apple crops are progressing. My singular focus on the corn crop stems from the fact that I have completed my corn maze directory but haven’t yet begun to compile my apple orchard and pumpkin patch directories. […]