Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe on Halloween

As the month of October comes to an end each year, the sweet scent of fall is mixed with the excitement of the infamous night known as Halloween. It’s a time when kids of all ages put on their best costumes and cast off into the night to roam the neighborhood. They knock on doors, tell quick-witted jokes and get rewarded with enough candy to fill their treat bags up to the brim. When the hunt for candy is over, it’s back to the house to bask in the glory of … [Read more...]

How Do I Know if My House Is Haunted?

A hundred years ago in the U.S. and Europe the idea of hauntings was not considered far fetched - hauntings and ghosts were even fashionable, to an extent. In the late 1800s into the 1930s, unusual hauntings and paranormal events were even routinely reported in newspapers. Since that time skeptics and scientists have spent consider time and media spin to show most hauntings are not hauntings at all. Entering the modern era scientist felt it was time to put an end to … [Read more...]

Tips For a Healthier Coffee Habit

To many of us, a day without coffee is a day without sunshine. Coffee is liquid sunshine. A hot cup of good coffee is comforting. It is energizing. The warm cup in our hand feels like we are hanging-up being with a good friend. Coffee always seems to be there when we need it and even when we don't. Bottom line: We coffee lovers need our coffee. Yet, many health experts criticize the coffee habit that many people have. They would rather that coffee lovers breakup their … [Read more...]

Chasing Ghosts: EVP

EVP stands for "Electronic Voice Phenomenon", and it describes the instance when anomalous voices or sounds appear on recordings that were not heard by the people present at the creation of that recording. Most frequently it's used to describe sounds that are identifiably produced by a human being, and most ghost hunters have strong opinions about EVP. These opinions range from the credible to the skeptical and all areas in between. The debate has engendered more than … [Read more...]

High or Low? Bow or Stern? Choosing the Best Cabin on a Cruise Ship

Taking a vacation on a cruise ship is one of the most carefree and enjoyable experiences one can have. One of the factors that can enhance your cruise experience is selecting a cabin that best suits your needs. Selecting a cabin on a cruise ship can be a bit more challenging than one might think ... especially when deal with some of the larger cruise ships that carry thousands of passengers. Simply choosing a stateroom on a higher or lower deck can impact the price of … [Read more...]