Tag: Halloween
Hallowtide Rising
October greetings. I hope you will take a few moments to read the latest installment of my column, “The New Spooky.”
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Over the last few weeks I’ve been fiddling with constructing my family tree on ancestry.com. (Thanks to my old high school friend Georgie for getting me hooked.) I managed to trace one line back as far as Torvild Ljøstad, my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great […]
Read More → Dead TimeTrick or Treat?
Do you know what “trick or treat” really means? No, I mean really? Isn’t it time you learned the “truth” about Hallowe’en? Aurgelween by Editor B This track available for a limited time only so listen up.
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Hallowe’en is just around the corner, so here’s a mix for the occasion. It’s eight different versions of my favorite song of all time, by eight different artists. These are my favorites from the notorious collection of a hundred-odd versions which is floating around the torrents somewhere. The original is not included, but surely everyone’s […]
Read More → Bela LivesExtracurricular Activities
So, what to do in a strange city when you’ve got a few hours to kill? I could have looked up my cousin, but I’ll see her in a couple months at our family reunion (sorry, Les) so I took a more adventurous approach. I put my web search skillz to use. I wanted to […]
Read More → Extracurricular ActivitiesHalloween 2009 Premix
Here at work we had our Hallowe’en social hour yesterday afternoon. I supplied the music; unfortunately we didn’t have the bandwidth to play this over the internet. Hopefully you do. So here’s a halloweenish mix of thirteen tracks including music by Andy Forray, Bauhaus and Body Odor. Warning: This mix contains three covers of a […]
Read More → Halloween 2009 PremixHappy Halloween
Here’s the full-on Crown Royal costume in all its glory. I drilled two tiny holes through a Crown Royal cap to make her crown. Two leg-holes in the classic Crown Royal bag (1.75 liter) and voila — instant costume. I feel I should clarify that Crown Royal is no particular favorite of mine. I mean […]
Read More → Happy HalloweenWhy Halloween Sucks
Why do I hate Hallowe’en? It’s because of the Electronic Light-up Scary Yo-yo from Gealex Toys. It’s because of the Ma & Pa Bones Permaplastic Glow-in-the-Dark Skeletons. It’s because of the Sound-Activated Pumpkin Novelty from Hallmark: “It Lights Up — It Laughs!” It’s because of the Spooky Vampire: “Light-sensor activated! Lifelike animation! Talks in a […]
Read More → Why Halloween SucksHer First Halloween Party
They had a Halloween party at our daycare. Besides seeing all the kids in their costumes, one of the highlights was a ride around the block in the six-seater buggy. That’s our girl up front wearing the Crown Royal bag. I hope to complete her costume with a little crown by the time Halloween actually […]
Read More → Her First Halloween PartyTrick-or-Treat Count
We had about 16 trick-or-treaters pass by our home in Mid-City tonight, up from ten last year and zero the year before that.
Read More → Trick-or-Treat CountDating the Severed Head
Olivia brought this thing into the office last week. Press the button and it comes to life and recites a variety of different spooky-humorous messages. Update: I assumed this item would be put in storage once Hallowe’en had passed. But Olivia tells me that “since our boss is a psychologist” she plans to leave it […]
Read More → Dating the Severed HeadPumpkin Cycle
Xy doesn’t always get into holiday traditions, so I was surprised when she brought home four pumpkins last week. She attached notes to three of them saying they were from “the Great Pumpkin” and had me deliver them to three young neighbor kids. Those pumpkins have since been successfully carved into jack-o’-lanterns. Last night I […]
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Have I mentioned Lamar? He’s Justin’s younger brother. He’s about 13 but you might guess he’s ten. A sweet kid, but I worry about him. He reminds me of myself at his age, kind of quiet and a little bit shy. I was very quiet and painfully shy. I found refuge in books, and I’ve […]
Read More → LamarTrick or Treat
We had exactly three trick-or-treaters tonight, all very young, not to mention cute: a seahorse, a unicorn and a chef.
Read More → Trick or TreatHallowaiting
Xy usually grades papers downstairs, but for Hallowe’en she wanted to be by the front door to meet trick-or-treaters. (Yes, our front door is upstairs. It’s a New Orleans thing.) She set up a little table for her schoolwork, which I thought was sufficiently adorable to warrant a picture. She’s got her portable TV rigged […]
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