With Halloween a mere two weeks away, everyone starts scrambling for a Halloween costume right about now. Which means, unless you like the sound of screaming toddlers and 10-year-old boys making light saber noises while poking you in the butt with a sickle, you definitely want to steer clear of the Halloween costume aisles at […]
Tag: Halloween
Fear Factory SLC is Fearsome
The season is upon us. My favorite of pagan holidays, Halloween, is just around the corner. And like other holidays that offer a lot of commercialism, but little substance (I’ll leave you to fill in that blank), Halloween comes with its own traditions, especially if you live in or near Salt Lake City. I think […]
Halloween Candy Closing Arguments
Now that Halloween is over, the Halloween candy finagling begins. As I mentioned in a blog I posted at the beginning of the month, I have all kinds of tricks to make sure my kids don’t consume enough Halloween candy to fall into a sugar coma that lasts until after New Year’s Eve. The most […]
Halloween Hangover – Part 2
In last Friday’s blog post, Halloween Hangover – Part 1, I pontificated on how Halloween changes from a carnal event when you’re childless, back to being all about fun size Kit-Kats and make-shift hobo costumes once you pop out a few kids. After my two little gremlins came along I somehow got it in my […]
Halloween Hangover – Part 1
With the first week of October upon us it won’t be long before Halloween is here. It sneaks up like a boogieman grabbing your ankle from underneath the bed. And if you’re like me, Halloween ALWAYS catches you off guard to the point that every October 31 at 4:00 p.m. you find yourself in the […]