The best book covers ever—and some of the best books ever, too. I remember being frightened of these imaginative stories as a child–some have stuck with me ever since. There was a yearly ‘book fair’ that would show up in my grade school. I went to a Catholic school, so nice child-friendly books were proudly … Read more
Day: October 29, 2013
The Obama administration was given stark warnings just one month before launch that the federal health care website was not ready to go live, according to a confidential report obtained by CNN. A news alert from CNN just in.. The plot thickens. And … Healthcare.gov still works worse than Tumblr.
The mystery of yeast
I pride myself in being a decent cook.. someone who can put a little love into something and end up with something tasty.. So in my “one ingredient diet” recently, I planned the big one: Baking my own homemade bread. The concept itself was beautiful in my mind.. in practice? Well.. I’ve not reached three … Read moreThe mystery of yeast
INCOMING! breakingnews: Asteroid due to fly in between Earth and the moon SPACE.com: NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program says a small asteroid will fly in between Earth and the moon on Tuesday, with its closest pass to our planet occurring around 5:45 p.m. ET. The asteroid was first discovered on Oct. 25. During its closest pass, the … Read more
A haunted history of Halloween..
This is a behind the scenes image from the setting of Kubrick’s THE SHINING. There are lots of other images in this treasure trove, and you can see them all at http://imgur.com/a/Ur9Zo#TakkNne I think Jack Nicholson looked even scarier when he’s not in the role..
From the History Channel, the history of Halloween
Haunted House by Gene Simmons
A frightening image from SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK by Alvin Schwartz. .The artwork by Stephen Gammell.
Only a few more days to Halloween.. silver shamrock. This YouTube video is a conglomeration of scenes from HALLOWEEN 3, the Season of the Witch. I fondly remember old times gone by, gathering together with friends in a house of our choice, firing up the colortini, and watching the waves of Halloween flow through the … Read more