“Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. I have since bought … More
Month: October 2020
Halloween arrives in Green Town, Illinois. (Oct 24)
“But one strange wild dark long year, Halloween came early. One year Halloween came on October 24, three hours after midnight.” … More
Treat Yo Self Day (Oct 13).
Tom and Donna (Parks and Rec) have an annual tradition to splurge on themselves and hit the three S’s: spa, … More
Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vale (October 8, 1937)
After an interesting courtship, the gentleman-detective in Dorothy Sayer’s mystery novels marries mystery-writer Harriet Vane in the novel Busman’s Honeymoon. … More
Mean Girls Day (Oct 3).
On this date, Aaron Samuels turned around and finally spoke to Cady, asking her what day it was. “It’s October … More
Phileas Fogg wagers that he can travel around the world in 80 days. (Oct 2, 1872)
It was an eventful day for the rigidly scheduled Mr. Fogg. I mean, it’s a wonder he was able to get … More
