Okay, I’ll admit some of these costumes caused me to chuckle but I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing any of these in public or in private, for that matter. I give full credit to the brave people who could put pride aside and wear any of these embarrassing Halloween costumes for the enjoyment of others [...]

Well, it’s almost Halloween, and with that time of year artists come out of the pumpkin patch. Yes, pumpkin carving and  Jack-O-Lanterns are all the rage during October. What was once a simple art form using a butcher knife or a way to scare of evil spirits,  has given way to a more sophisticated and [...]

Every culture, race, and age group seems to have them: traditions. A tradition is set to be simply a set of practices. Christmas festivities are seen as traditions, just as throwing rice at a wedding is considered a tradition. Traditions are just one of the many things that allow people from all over to interrelate [...]

We all know of the traditional holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day, but did you know there is a special holiday or observance for just about any day or month of the year? Some of these holidays are really funny or just plain bizarre. Decide for yourself.
10. International Talk like a [...]

Sometimes we’re so excited to have President’s Day off work that we forget what it’s really about.  President’s Day honors George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays.  What follows are some mind-blowing facts about Abraham Lincoln.  Hold on to your stovepipe hats…
10. Lincoln under-utilized his pockets

Abraham Lincoln’s actual stovepipe hat

Speaking of top hats, Lincoln’s stovepipe top [...]

From the ones you already know to the truly bizarre ones you’ve never heard of, here are the Top 10 New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions in the United States.
10. Fireworks

Fireworks, cheering, singing and noisemakers on New Year’s Eve are believed to scare away evil spirits. Do we really need an excuse to set off fireworks? [...]

With so many Christmas movies out there, it’s hard to pick our favorites.  On the other hand, it’s pretty easy to pick the stinkers.  Here you will find our list of the top ten worst movie Santas.  You may agree, you may disagree.  I might get an angry letter from Billy Bob Thornton or Martin [...]

I used to have one of the items on this list painted on my bass guitar case – a gift from an exboyfriend. I confess this to prevent readers from getting their cartoon boxers in a knot as they try to justify how classy they really are.
10. Trucker Style Accessories
First let me point out that [...]

Christmastime is here.  We all have our own holiday traditions – in my family we watch a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve and stuff our faces.  Your family might do something different.  Shoot, you might even be from another country, where there are what seem (to us) like some pretty wacky traditions.  Some you might [...]

With Christmas movies, such as “Scrooged” (or any other “Christmas Carol” knockoff) and even “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” they follow the same tired cliché – man loses something of value, realizes the Christmas spirit and then all is well with the world. To paraphrase Scrooge – humbug!
There are too many of these delightfully sappy movies [...]