SCARY BEYOND BELIEF
Halloween has been a wild time around here, We are not much for scaring each other but we do have fun with costumes. Tamara has a natural talent for make-up artistry and did an outstanding job in Denver transposing her friends, Kris did his own makeup at work to attend a party and was so disturbing when I saw his picture I started to see black dots and thought I would faint.
IN the cute department, Shannon was the winner as the worlds most precious chicken, but he had stiff competition with Beatrice sporting her Playboy Bunny costume. She did however win a 20$ gift certificate at Pet Smart. And Elizabeth----- with the most clever costume idea of all won a trip for 2 to New York ---3 days, 2 nights with her costume we call Censorship.
We had fun but we werent scared UNTIL---------------------------Well you know its election time-----------------------we are scared-------especially as we are all sitting around the fire listening to NPR, we watched the most fascinating and liberating documentary on Fair Elections Coalition in Florida and OHIO's unforgivable mistakes. Check it out HBO--Hacking Democracy-------------This is really the scariest thing of all. Those new Diebold voting machines are so easily hacked, that the election will be a sham by the evening of the vote. That means that all the incumbents will stay in office until the votes are litigated, and the war will rage. CHEATING blatantly, cheating not so blatantly and discarding the rights of all of us to vote.
BE AFRAID BE VERY VERY AFRAID.
We will keep you posted. What is the most important race that you are voting for? Gay Marriage? New Governor? Congressman ? School Board? Dog and Cats marraige rights? Flat tire repair?
Please share with us what you are worried about.
Halloween escape--------------
So This year, some friends suggested we do the GHOST tour downtown of historical Charleston just to have some thrills.
There are 4 tours, The dungeon and jail being the MOST scary the graveyard and lamplit walk being the least. and my friend was kind enough to book us on the baby believer graveyard tour. For those who may or may not believe in ghosts and just want to walk around downtown Charleston at night for fun.
IT WAS A SCREAM!!!!! But not what you think. We didnt scream but we had tons of fun.
The ghost tour guide was a young college girl with the theatrics of a high school drama student. She memorized her script but wasnt one to stray from the path for added thrills and chills.
But she was clever and it was a very well written script.
We start out at the St. Andrews Episcopal church where she explains to us the Home and Away graveyard idea.
The young mother ghost who is haunting the graveyard in search of " beating the daylights out of young pregnant mothers" for revenge. The ghost of John Calhoun ( CHarlestons Most REGALed politician) and his confusion about where he is suppose to lay down and find peace.
We learned the meaning of the terms
Dead ringer
Difference in a cemetary and graveyard
Pushing up daisies
Cradle Graves
Jolly Roger -Which means Jole' Rouge Beautiful Red. ( they would hang Bloody red sheet from the mast.
Skull and cross bones.......... Poison Symbol Dont dig this up or Plague
Marble slabs on top of the graves.
Which way do headstones face? Why
My friend is so worried that we didnt get scared enough nor learn enough that she is already planning another tour called the Ghosts of Charleston designed after the famous book.
I think Ill wait in the car while Tim goes to this one. I loved the history but the ghost thing is a stretch and I think my negative opinion ruins it for others. I m pretty sure I can find an historic really good restaurant downtown to hang out in while Tim is meeting the ghosts of Charleston.
remember please vote.
IN the cute department, Shannon was the winner as the worlds most precious chicken, but he had stiff competition with Beatrice sporting her Playboy Bunny costume. She did however win a 20$ gift certificate at Pet Smart. And Elizabeth----- with the most clever costume idea of all won a trip for 2 to New York ---3 days, 2 nights with her costume we call Censorship.
We had fun but we werent scared UNTIL---------------------------Well you know its election time-----------------------we are scared-------especially as we are all sitting around the fire listening to NPR, we watched the most fascinating and liberating documentary on Fair Elections Coalition in Florida and OHIO's unforgivable mistakes. Check it out HBO--Hacking Democracy-------------This is really the scariest thing of all. Those new Diebold voting machines are so easily hacked, that the election will be a sham by the evening of the vote. That means that all the incumbents will stay in office until the votes are litigated, and the war will rage. CHEATING blatantly, cheating not so blatantly and discarding the rights of all of us to vote.
BE AFRAID BE VERY VERY AFRAID.
We will keep you posted. What is the most important race that you are voting for? Gay Marriage? New Governor? Congressman ? School Board? Dog and Cats marraige rights? Flat tire repair?
Please share with us what you are worried about.
Halloween escape--------------
So This year, some friends suggested we do the GHOST tour downtown of historical Charleston just to have some thrills.
There are 4 tours, The dungeon and jail being the MOST scary the graveyard and lamplit walk being the least. and my friend was kind enough to book us on the baby believer graveyard tour. For those who may or may not believe in ghosts and just want to walk around downtown Charleston at night for fun.
IT WAS A SCREAM!!!!! But not what you think. We didnt scream but we had tons of fun.
The ghost tour guide was a young college girl with the theatrics of a high school drama student. She memorized her script but wasnt one to stray from the path for added thrills and chills.
But she was clever and it was a very well written script.
We start out at the St. Andrews Episcopal church where she explains to us the Home and Away graveyard idea.
The young mother ghost who is haunting the graveyard in search of " beating the daylights out of young pregnant mothers" for revenge. The ghost of John Calhoun ( CHarlestons Most REGALed politician) and his confusion about where he is suppose to lay down and find peace.
We learned the meaning of the terms
Dead ringer
Difference in a cemetary and graveyard
Pushing up daisies
Cradle Graves
Jolly Roger -Which means Jole' Rouge Beautiful Red. ( they would hang Bloody red sheet from the mast.
Skull and cross bones.......... Poison Symbol Dont dig this up or Plague
Marble slabs on top of the graves.
Which way do headstones face? Why
My friend is so worried that we didnt get scared enough nor learn enough that she is already planning another tour called the Ghosts of Charleston designed after the famous book.
I think Ill wait in the car while Tim goes to this one. I loved the history but the ghost thing is a stretch and I think my negative opinion ruins it for others. I m pretty sure I can find an historic really good restaurant downtown to hang out in while Tim is meeting the ghosts of Charleston.
remember please vote.
