Happy Halloween from SEB.

It’s the time of the year again! Here’s hoping your goody bags are stuffed full and you have a frighteningly good time!

To help you get in the mood, here’s a video from YouTuber KJ92508′s 2011 Halloween Light show. He did a great job last year and it appears they’ve added to it this year:

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Jesus Ween – Once again some Christians try to take the fun out of something popular.

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Don't you want to be a Weener too?

I’ve ranted before on how there always seems to be a group of Christians out there who feel the best way to recruit new believers is by trying to co-opt something popular and slapping Jesus all over it. There’s the Christian Wrestling Federation and the Fight 4 Christ . . . → Read More: Jesus Ween – Once again some Christians try to take the fun out of something popular.

A belated Happy Halloween 2010!

A pic of the kitten called Cuddles.

It took forever to get him to look in the webcam. Click to embiggen!

Meant to post this yesterday, but got so caught up in other things that I never got around to it. I was really excited as I expected a lot of kids to show up at the door because the apartment . . . → Read More: A belated Happy Halloween 2010!

In honor of Halloween here’s a bit of science about blood.

If you have any basic biology under your belt then you know that it’s the hemoglobin in your blood that carries oxygen to where it’s needed and which removes the carbon dioxide, but have you ever wondered how it does that?

The folks at The Periodic Table of Videos have the answer. Plus an old . . . → Read More: In honor of Halloween here’s a bit of science about blood.

“This is Halloween” neighborhood light show.

Over years past I’ve posted video clips of houses decked out in Christmas lights set to music which has become an increasingly popular trend. I should’ve figured someone would apply it to Halloween as well.

This is from last year which means this has been happening for awhile and I’m only just now noticing it:

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Who says you need a scary costume on Halloween?

I mean, would you take candy from a guy who looks like this:

Click to embiggen!

That’s what greeted the half dozen or so groups of kids that stopped by my backdoor this evening. All told I think we saw maybe 13 or 16 kids so they all got to grab big handfuls of candy . . . → Read More: Who says you need a scary costume on Halloween?

Happy Halloween from all of us here at SEB.

We’ve got lots of candy to hand out tonight, probably more than we need, and I’ve got a emo plastic pumpkin that lights up and a fog machine that I’ll be setting up on the back porch. No costume for me again this year and I’ll be handing out candy solo as Anne is . . . → Read More: Happy Halloween from all of us here at SEB.

Kimberly Daniels warns us of “The Danger in Celebrating Halloween.”

Update: The original entry on CBN.com has been yanked after just about everyone on the Internet noticed it and started linking to it. So I’ve updated the link to point to the article’s home on the Charisma magazine website.

Nope, this isn’t another article in the yearly tradition of warning you about checking your . . . → Read More: Kimberly Daniels warns us of “The Danger in Celebrating Halloween.”

This post will say nothing important.

Because I’ve been busier than usual the past few days and haven’t been able to post much so here’s a roundup. Thursday night Anne and I went to see Jonathan Coulton live in concert at The Ark here in Ann Arbor. It’s a very small venue which meant even sitting in the very back row . . . → Read More: This post will say nothing important.

Michigan McCain Candy Nazi: Parents supporting Obama? NO CANDY FOR YOU!

We’ve got our fair share of assholes in Michigan, some might argue I’m one of them, but at least I’m not guilty of spoiling Halloween for kids to promote my choice of political candidate:

A Grosse Pointe Farms woman has doled out political tricks by refusing Halloween treats to children whose parents support Democratic presidential . . . → Read More: Michigan McCain Candy Nazi: Parents supporting Obama? NO CANDY FOR YOU!