Halloween is a holiday celebrated annually on October 31st, and is a tradition that originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. People would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. Borrowing from European traditions, Americans began to… Read More »Happy Halloween
Coming in the November 2021 edition of ‘Hold On,’ author Tasche Laine will be featured and she’ll share her story about how she became an author. To gear up for the release of her candid interview, I wanted to share… Read More »Lil Peter with Tasche Laine
To celebrate the week before Halloween, I will be discussing some common fears that are related to the holiday. Today I discuss the fear of the dark, which is called nyctophobia. Have you noticed that you sometimes become more than… Read More »Nyctophobia
As a child, I was never big on trick-or-treating, but my son was always fascinated about the holiday. Particularly because he loves superheroes and Halloween was a good excuse to dress up. I’ve seen my fair share of different candies… Read More »Rating my trick-or-treat candy
To celebrate the week before Halloween, I will be discussing some common fears that are related to the holiday. Today I discuss the fear of spiders, which is called arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is one of the most common fears. For many,… Read More »Arachnophobia
This tri-colored confection is an iconic Halloween treat, but who invented it? Candy corn was designed to look like chicken feed and came out at a time when about half of Americans worked on farms back in the 1880s. Whether… Read More »History behind candy corn
Less than a week away is Halloween, so I thought the perfect way to gear up for the event is to have a few posts on Halloween-related topics. Over the next few days I will discuss some common fears we… Read More »Gearing up for Halloween
Today (October 24th) is Brain Cancer Awareness Day in Canada. Canada currently has one of the highest rates of brain tumour incidents in the world. Between 1992 and 2008, 13,340 Canadians died from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) alone and research is needed… Read More »Brain Cancer Awareness Day
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” ~ Albert Einstein Imagination is what makes change in this world, what drives innovative thinking, and how creativity prospers. I sometimes feel that our imagination gets rusty… Read More »Quote: imagination
When you’ve debated on where to go for a meal, you might have seen the words Michelin star be thrown around. They’re essentially a way for diners to establish how esteemed a restaurant is. The more stars somewhere has, the… Read More »What’s the fuss over Michelin Stars?