So does everyone have their costumes on or ready for tonight. It is a rare occurance that All Hallows’ Even falls on a Friday. In fact it is only the 4th time in the last 23 years.
I imagine that with Halloween being on Friday everyone should get lots of “trick or treaters”. There [...]

There was lots of hype for Earth Hour 2008. There was also a lot of detractors from the event. Was it really worth the hype or were the detractors right?
How do you determine what success of something like this is? Many municipalities in Ontario claimed their power usage was down in the 4-7% range [...]

Everyone has different ways of spending their Easter Sunday. Some spend it with their kids hunting for Easter Eggs. Some spend their time in church doing whatever it is you do in church. Some get together with families to have a big feast. How did I spend my Easter? I spent it with my brother [...]

I don’t follow things like eclipses closely so when I saw the event posted on Facebook, I decided to accept the invitation. What was the event? It was an invitation to view a lunar eclipse. All I had to do was show up outside on Wednesday, February 20th between 7:00pm and 9:00pm.
According to astronomers [...]

So today is Valentine’s Day and I would like to wish everyone a day full of love and romance.
So when it comes to love and romance there are many songs out there that really set the mood right and make you feel romantic. From “How Deep is Your Love” by the Bee Gees to “Fly [...]

Tomorrow is Friday, April 13, 2007. It is the first of 2 Friday the 13ths in 2007.
Many people are deathly afraid of Friday the 13th. This fear is known as paraskavedekatriaphobia (try saying that all in one breath). It can be so bad for some people that they will hide for the entire day.
There [...]

Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick’s Day (Irish: Lá ‘le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially Paddy’s Day or St. Patty’s Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (373-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17, the day on which Saint Patrick died.
The day is the national holiday of the [...]

Brain Awareness Week is March 12th to 18th. Did anyone even know?

Brain Awareness Week is an international effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives to advance public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. The Dana Alliance is joined in the campaign by partners in the United States and around the [...]

Don’t forget that at 2:00am tonight (or tomorrow morning to be more exact) we have to set our clocks ahead an hour. That means one less hour of sleep.
Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring. Yet, the implementation of Daylight [...]

Today is Groundhog Day. The 4 legged prognosticators, Ontario’s Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam, and Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil were unanimous today when they failed to spot their shadows. This means an early end to the winter.
How did the groundhog get his own day? The lowly groundhog, often called a woodchuck, is the only mammal to [...]