Unhappy Bizarro Hallowene!

This is why we have the Internet, honestly. Because you didn’t know that today was Bizarro Halloween. And yet, somehow, knowing this – and that it’s celebrated with Mickey Mantle masks – makes things just a little bit better.

Tomorrow is Halloween!

The kids are finally starting to really get into the holiday, so it’s gonna be a busy time for the family tomorrow. Fortunately, the weather looks good; I was worried about rain, where I was. So my major worry right now is just keeping from overdosing on ALL THE HARVEST FOOD. I don’t crave chocolate*; I crave crusty bread and apple cider and pumpkin pies and slow-cooked pork and I should totally run out and get all of that tonight see my problem?

Moe Lane

*…Much.

So, I have a bunch of pumpkin seeds now. Roast ’em?

Feel free to either agree, agree with suggestions about how to roast ’em, or disagree with an alternative suggestion.  I separated ’em out from the gloop and tossed the gloop, which maybe I shouldn’t have done; but my wife has another* pumpkin to carve, so if there’s something that can be done with the gloop, or the seeds-and-gloop, that can still happen.

Moe Lane

*Halloween is firmly part of my wife’s domain.  This was her family’s favorite holiday, she’s good at all the things associated with it, and my job is to (happily) fetch things, stand back, and watch.  And maybe roast pumpkin seeds.

North Dakotan woman hates Halloween, and apparently small children.

Is this woman utterly mad?

A North Dakota woman said she’s not planning on handing out candy to children she believes are “moderately obese.” Instead she’s giving them letters.

The woman’s plan to take childhood obesity in her own hands is sparking much controversy after she called into a Fargo, N.D. radio station early Tuesday morning.

Somebody should explain to said woman the reason for the season. Continue reading North Dakotan woman hates Halloween, and apparently small children.