My household was late to the cable television game, so in the late 1970s and early 80s I took what I could get cartoon-wise.…
By no means am I anti-Christmas. The twinkle and warmth of Christmas is the perfect way to ease into cold and muted New England…
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is in vogue these days. People toss around phrases like “my OCD is acting up,” or “I’m so OCD” as a…
Over the past few years, the Halloween spirit hasn’t really taken me, which is odd because there was a time that I was a Halloween…
By the 8th grade my horror movie immersion was at its zenith. I had a subscription to Fangoria and would supplement the time in-between…
Growing up in Southeastern Massachusetts on the border of Rhode Island meant that our kitchen cabinets were usually stocked with coffee syrup. This staple…
The TSA agent didn’t seem to notice the tiny B.A. Baracus that rode on the x-ray conveyor belt along with my wallet, phone, belt,…
T-shirts are a fine way to express yourself or profess your love for something. They are like bumper stickers for the torso, stating “hey,…
My parents walked me into kindergarten on my first day of school. I didn’t fully understand that we weren’t just visiting a new place,…
When channel surfing, Jaws is one of those movies that always knocks me off of my surfboard. No matter how far into the movie…
In most situations, I tend to imagine the worst case scenario. This delightful character trait is a bit of behavior I learned from my…