Posts Tagged: k.b. owen
I voted. It’s still a thrill, 32 years after I first registered to vote in the presidential election between encumbent Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. (Yeah, I know, I’m old). I’ve voted in nearly every election since then – not just the presidential ones – in the three different states in which I’ve lived. Whether…
Three reasons I’d like to get away for a little while: 1. Endless months of political campaigning, complete with robo-calls, debates, and mind-numbing, antagonistic commercials. 2. Super-storm Sandy, and the heartbreak of those in her path. For those of us who were luckier, it’s still gut-wrenching to see the survivors standing amidst the wreckage of…
In honor of the upcoming Halloween festivities, let’s take a closer look at how the holiday came to be, and how it was celebrated by some in the late nineteenth century. Thank the Irish: 2 people like this post. Like Unlike
Happy Friday, everyone! Can you believe that it’s less than a week before Halloween? Here’s something to get you in the mood: a house in Leesburg, Virginia, has been all rigged up with a Halloween light show, synchronized to the popular song “Gangnam Style.” According to the YouTube post, it took 8,500 lights and 250…
Here’s a humorous look at Tuesday’s Presidential debate, as seen through a flock of tweets. In the spirit of equal-opportunity mocking, no serious issues or responses have been included, and no one candidate looks sillier than the other. Hey, we deserve it, after all the robo-calls, advertisements, and spin-doctors we’ve had to endure, right? Enjoy!…
Most of my post topics relate to mystery fiction, historical pop culture, or general “coziness.” From time to time, though, I’ll post something more public safety-oriented, such as the one this past June about recognizing the real signs of drowning. In that spirit, here’s an informational video from the City of Houston Office of Public Safety and Homeland…
October: the month for general spookiness. Halloween ghosts, tombstones, skeletons, etc, have been popping up in my yard/neighborhood, and probably in yours, too. Even in my historical mystery-writing, it’s been all about the spooky lately. I’ve been elbow-deep in a scene where my spirit medium character, Madame Durand, attempts to get answers from the spirit…
Welcome to Friday! Today, we’re doing a pictorial tour of foods that are so beautifully crafted that they look “too good to eat.” The inspiration came from Janet Rudolph’s blog, “Dying for Chocolate” – specifically, her recent post on the Cocoagraph Company: Dying for Chocolate: Cocoagraph: Edible Chocolate Bars from Your Photos. Really? Chocolate that…
