- Chocolate is America’s favorite Halloween candy, with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups once again the top choice in an overwhelming majority of states. But don’t sleep on Nerds Gummy Clusters, which boosted sales at Ferrara Candy Company from $40 million in 2018 to $800 million last year.
- Wow. Texas leads the nation in wind energy generation with over 15,000 turbines producing between a bit more than 10% of the total electricity in the United States.
- An Expert’s Guide to Protein for Athletes – via @sweatscience
- New research found that if you want to feel younger later in life, don’t go easy on your training. – via Arnold’s Pump Club
- I’ve always been a sucker for black holes, so these thought experiments that fray the fabric of space-time were fun. – via kottke, of course
- Take thirty seconds out of your day to read this brilliant poem, If Adam Picked the Apple, by Danielle Coffyn. – also via kottke
Posts tagged “Halloween”
#FridayFive: Costumes
My favorite Halloween costumes
#FridayFive: Scary Movies
View the Friday Five from October 31st, 2014
#FridayFive: Halloween Treats
My favorite Halloween candy, ranked
- General Stuff
- Real Life Twitter!
- “Puke in My Mouth” (video response to “Jizz in My Pants”)
- Chart your life with daytum.
- Days with My Father will surely bring a tear to your eye.
2024-01-14: This link is now dead.
- But a bunch of puppies as Agent Smith attacking a kitty as Neo will make you smile …
- Government Once Again Gets In the Way as Jack Bauer Fights to Save America
- Creepy LA
- Techie Stuff
- CrossLoop for Mac means that I can now (easily) help my mom with her Windows issues.
Halloween
Some thoughts on the upcoming holiday
Scared Stiff
I am frightened to announce that Scared Stiff, “a unique, new publication that presents the Halloween industry from the actor’s perspective,” has not been updated since early last year.
Planet of the Apes Latex Prosthetic
Ryan is going to have to buy a Planet of the Apes Latex Prosthetic for Halloween this year. I know he will. He can’t resist the call of the monkey … OF DOOM!.