[flagallery gid=3] The North Pole is closer than you think — by approximately 1,700 miles. Reset your GPS coordinates to 64°45′04″N 147°21′07″W and you’ll find yourself in the middle of North Pole, Alaska, a suburb of Fairbanks that celebrates the Christmas spirit all year long. Named by developers trying to attract toy manufacturers to theRead more
Some say the woollybear is the “Punxsutawney Phil” for winter forecasting . . . After spotting this little guy on the sidewalk this morning, it reminded me that the Woollybear Festival in Vermilion, Ohio, is coming up on October 6. Ohio’s largest one-day festival is dedicated to the fuzzy larvae of the Tiger moth, whichRead more
While a wacko pastor in Florida was contemplating the burning of the Koran this week, I was attending a wacky event: the ritual burning of Zozobra in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The burning of the 50-foot-tall marionette signifies an emotional cleansing of gloom; and the sign of better things to come. The event begins withRead more
You won’t see these suitcases coming around the baggage carousel any time soon: 1. This meat bag was part of a print advertisement campaign launched by VLCC, a beauty and fitness company in India. 2.French designer and artist PinkWolf has created luggage that makes a bold statement in the security line. If the gun suitcaseRead more