I grew up in the Lutheran church and so today for me is also Reformation Day. Personally, I enjoy church holidays which celebrate some good old-fashioned breaking from the empire and its church. I was going to insert some Star Wars characters here but people tend to get testy about religion so I’ll just let […]
Tag: The Shining
Halloween Then and Now: Weather and Resilience
OMICATS, everyone! It’s ALMOST HALLOWEEN! The gateway to the Western holiday season is about ready to BLAST OPEN! Here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the weather has just taken a dark turn: And it’s fantastic. I’ve heard some moaning from others about the weather but this is Halloween weather. I would be so upset if Halloween occurred […]
Halloween APPROACHES: Dead Things Up North
Well, we had our mini break in northern Wisconsin and I had promised to report back on the Halloween situation there. Halloween Up North Status It wasn’t awesome. It didn’t rank on the Halloween meter. At the same time, Hayward, Wisconsin was largely rednecks so that was indeed terrifying (there were also super nice non-redneck […]