Archive for the 'Holiday' Category

St. Paul Saints Rule!

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

I love minor league baseball, the games are fun and the promotions are brilliant. Case in point, the Larry Craig Bobble Foot being given away by the St. Paul Saints. On their site it says they are celebrating National Tap Dancing Day with the bobblefoot as well.
Oh, and the Yanks are still in last [...]

Last Reminder: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2008!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Ok, Last reminder that tomorrow is the greatest of American Holidays, Free Comic Book Day. For a good review of the comics on offer check out (postmodernbarney.com) which has a nice wrap up and gives you an idea of the variety of comic books on offer. If you can read, there is a book for [...]

Free Comic Book Day Video

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Comic books. Free ones. Free comic books. Come on, you know life doesn’t get much better than that.

America’s Favorite Holiday Nears: Free Comic Book Day

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Just a reminder that May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day, America’s Favorite Holiday! I have discovered a number of great small press comics on Free Comic Book Day, so if you can read you have no excuse for not finding a local comic book store and stopping by on May 3rd! Cripes people, it [...]

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

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Happy Pi Day Everyone

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Remember to celebrate go out and have some Pie on Pi day. Happy Pi Day!

England, Not Dead Yet

Friday, February 8th, 2008

In my post Pancake ban gloom I missed a real ray of light, the annual Shrovetide Football game went on as usual. The Up’ards won this year, hurray! I can’t help but think that sooner or later the state and health and safety nannies must come and kill this glorious game, it must gall them [...]

England Saved From Pancake Horror!

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Sorry guys, having a bit of a crappy week and I just flat out missed this one in the paper. England Saved From Pancake Wielding Menaces! I will try to be better in the future in keeping you all informed about the menace that Pancakes cause to all of humanity.

What Boxing Day Means To Me

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I know not everyone celebrates Boxing Day but I want to wish everyone a happy Boxing Day never the less. I have lots of Boxing Day memories, from the first time I came across it on a calendar and wondered, ‘what the heck is that about?’ to building my first celebratory Box Castle to watching [...]

Christmas Time - Yay or Bah?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

So I was reading Tony Long’s complaints about holiday excess in Wired and I had to pause and ask myself “Self, why don’t you hate Christmas?”