So I had my first Lowenbrau Original last Sunday. After I bought the Munich beer last month, I plunged into work on Funtober and never got a chance to enjoy it. Seriously. Zero. I blame it on my parents. In my twenties, I would tell people that I didn’t like beer. It was the truth. […]
It’s been a few weeks since my post on August 7th about how fall foliage might peak early. I’ve seen the discussion repeated in a number of newspapers over the course of August. So here’s some links to articles with information from experts around the country for those of you planning a fall foliage trip: […]
I discovered Emma Rae’s Halloween site this summer as I was researching Halloween content for Funtober and put it on my list of websites to mention. So when Emma contacted me to ask if she could do a guest post about an upcoming zombie run, I agreed. I hope you enjoy it. Here’s Emma: Three […]
Hip Hop dance group Academy of Villains from San Francisco killed it on August 15th in a spooky performance set to Bohemian Rhapsody on America’s Got Talent in order to reach the semifinals. Here’s a brief clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Arqqcw0iFg I’m sorry I missed it the first time around. I used to watch American Idol back when […]
Postponed a day due to Tropical Storm Isaac, the GOP hosts the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida starting tomorrow. It concludes August 30th. This post isn’t the start of some strange personal political rant on my part. There’s two reasons that it’s an appropriate topic to mention here at Funtober. First, the vote for […]
Over the past week, I’ve noticed a few different news stories about haunted houses scheduling auditions for cast and crew members. If you want to spend your free time in October scaring people and having fun, be sure to contact your local haunted house ASAP and find out when they are scheduled. You don’t want […]
It’s Oktoberfest time! What? You figured Oktoberfest started in October? Well you would be wrong. The Germans decided a while back that they couldn’t wait to get trashed until October. So they moved up the Munich festival to start in September. Don’t believe everything that you red in our history of Oktoberfest – I doubt […]
Are you familiar with the saying? It refers to a rare event. But, in seven days, you can witness this event if you look up into the sky at night. A blue moon doesn’t refer to the color of the moon, although it is possible for the moon to appear blue after a volcanic eruption […]
The Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival has announced the design competition for the poster that will be featured at the 43rd Annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival in Half Moon Bay, California. The total prize pool for the competition is $2100. The winning artist will earn $1000. The deadline for submissions […]
As I was at the mall this weekend checking out some clothing deals, I stumbled upon one store that had already started there Halloween displays. It was only one prominent table in the home accessories section, and one pegboard in the pet section, but there it was. As you can see on the right in […]
