TOP 10 NOT SO SCARY HALLOWEEN MOVIES FOR FAMILIES

Marion Pellicano Ambrose

Halloween is coming and if you’re like me, you dread the line up of bloody, violent, horror films that will be on TV.  Halloween is my favorite holiday, but scaring myself half to death isn’t my idea of fun. Here are some movies that set the scene and put you in the mood for Halloween fun without having to lose sleep from nightmares! There are many more, but these are my favorites.

The 10 Greatest Not Scary Movies for Halloween

10. Disney’s Haunted Mansion: Eddie Murphy and his family are trapped in the famous Haunted Mansion of the Magic Kingdom Attraction fame.

9.Coroline: An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

8. Nighmare Before Christmas: Tim Burton animated film with Jack Skelton as the main character.

7.Ghostbusters: Classic Bill Murray and friends saving NewYork from ghost invasion.

6.Arsenic and Old Lace: An oldie but a

goodie. Cary Grant stars as the nephew of 2 sweet little old ladies, who happen to have 17 bodies in the cellar! This is Cary Grant at his absolute best!

5.The Corpse Bride: Tim Burton's tale with the voice of Johnny Depp as Victor Von Dort, a shy young man betrothed to the lovely Victoria. When Victor goes into the woods to practice his vows, he finds himself married to a blue-skinned, maggot-ridden beauty.

4. Casper :When an afterlife therapist (Bill Pullman) is hired to rid a haunted house of ghosts, he and his daughter (Christina Ricci) have a close encounter with Casper, "the friendliest ghost you know." Unfortunately, Casper's got three not-so-friendly uncles, Stinkie, Fatso, and Stretch, who are unbendable in their desire to force the "fleshies" out.  

3.Beetlejuice:Michael Keaton as a crazy undead creature trying to marry the pretty young daughter.

2.The Adams Family: Or any of the sequels. Nothing says Halloween like this amazing collection of family members! My favorite character is Christina Ricci as Wednesday Adams! You’ll love every one of these movies.

1.Young Frankenstein –A Mel Brooks film (need I say more?) Some sexual innuendo, hysterically funny and perfect for Halloween night! My family never misses the opportunity to watch this movie!

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS OCTOBER 29

Amit Paul 27

Ben Foster 30

Gabrielle Union 38

Winona Ryder 39

Dan Castellaneta 53

Kate Jackson 62

Richard Dreyfuss 63

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 72

WANNA LAUGH?!?!

A guy meets a girl out at a nightclub and she invites him back to her place for the night, her parents are out of town and this is the perfect opportunity. They get back to her house and they go into her bedroom, and when the guy walks in the door he notices all these fluffy toys. There's hundreds of them, fluffy toys on top of the wardrobe, fluffy toys on the bookshelf and window sill, there's more on the floor, and of course fluffy toys all over the bed. Later, after they've had sex, he turns to her and asks,

''So, how was I?''

She says, ''Well, you can take anything from the bottom shelf.''

EASTER IS OPEN - PUMPKIN MARTINI

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz Sylk Cream Liqueur
• 2 oz vanilla vodka
• 1/2 oz pumpkin liqueur or pumpkin spice syrup
• 1 tsp whipped cream
• cinnamon stick for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the Sylk Liqueur and vodka into a shaker filled with ice. 

Shake well.

Add the pumpkin liqueur or syrup.
Shake again.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Top with a teaspoon of whipped cream.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

REMEMBERING YOUR TWENTY-SOMETHING ENTHUSIASM

DRL is proud to welcome Tracy to the lounge.  Although she is not the typical demographic of our writers, the motivation and insight makes her a post a great read for everyone - one which reminds us - sometimes starting over is just the thing we need, know it or not.  What forty-somethings or fifty-somethings don't need to remember that in the world today?! Remember to embrace it and move forward. 


Tracy Brown

Designing. Creating. Transforming my feelings and emotions into masterpieces is a feeling I cannot explain. What makes me stand out? My passion, my drive, and the high standards I set for myself.  What make me unique? It’s the limitless ideas that constantly flow through my head.  “Design is searching for a balance between business and art; art and craft; concept and detail; playfulness and formality; client and designer; designer and printer; and printer and public”. This is what I am. I am a designer.

I had no idea I was able to design. It’s a talent that I was (sad to say) force to find. You see I was a big dancer. I loved dance more then life itself. I studied dance, I breathed dance, I wanted to go to Julliard and become a professional dancer. I even tapped my way down the isles of shop and stop. Now I know what you’re thinking. “This girl must have had no life”! Well you’re right; I didn’t have a life outside of dance, until my body backstabbed.

SCARY MUSIC

It's almost here! Halloween celebrations will be in full swing this weekend. People dressing up in costumes, serving everything spooky and scary! Someone asked me the other day what is the scariest music? It took me a minute to remember the name, but then it hit me. The memories came flooding back of how when I was young (I am thinking maybe 10 or 11) the boys down the block from me played a song so haunting and bizarre that I had nightmares for as long as I can remember. Since I was asked, I have had nightmares again of the images the song provokes....the music/song that scares me the most is a song called Hamburger Lady by the Throbbing Gristle. If you have never heard this song....google it, it is so disturbing!!!

Tell me what is your scariest song/music??? If you listen to the Hamburger Lady song, tell me what you think?

HOW DOES SEARS TREAT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CALLED FOR MILITARY DUTY?

How does Sears treat  its employees who are called up for military  duty? By law, they are required to hold their  jobs open and available, but nothing more.  In many companies, people take a big pay cut and lose  benefits as a result of being called up for  active duty. NOT SEARS!
Sears is voluntarily  paying the difference in salaries and  maintaining all benefits, including medical  insurance and bonus programs, for all called up  reservist employees for up to two years.

I submit that Sears is  an exemplary corporate citizen and should be  recognized for its contribution. I suggest we  all shop at Sears at least once, and be sure to  find a manager to tell them why we are there so  the company gets the positive reinforcement  & feedback it well deserves. The following email was sent to Sears Customer Care:

 "I  received this e-mail and I would like to know if  it is true. If it is, the internet may have just  become one very good source of advertisement for  your company. I know I would go out of my way to  buy products from Sears instead of another store  for a like item, even if it's cheaper at that  store. "
This was Sears' answer
" Dear Customer:

Thank  you for contacting Sears.The information is  factual. We appreciate your positive feedback.

Sears  regards service to our country as one of  greatest sacrifices our young men and women can  make. We are happy to do our part to lessen the  burden they bear at this time.

Bill  Thorn
Sears  Customer Care  
webcenter@sears.com  
1-800-349-4358 "

 Sears needs to be recognized  for this outstanding contribution and we need to  show them as Americans, we do appreciate what  they are doing for our military!!! It's amazing when you  think of how long the war has lasted and Sears  hasn't withdrawn from their commitment. Could we  each buy at least one thing at Sears this year? 

verified ! By Snopes.com<http://snopes.com/>;  at:  

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT TONY WALKER

Last week I attended a lecture about handling a child with ADHD.
My son is ADHD so I thought it would be interesting.
It was a good lecture but one thing stuck out in my head & I wanted to see what you Delayed Loungers thought of it.
The expert giving the lecture was talking about consequences & rewards for the ADHD child. He said that one of the consequences of forgetting to bring some homework home, forgetting to write down an assignment, etc would result in losing TV or something like that.
When asked to expand on this the man talked about how one child refused to bring certain homework home so he lost something. He then talked about how another child spit grapes all over the floor because he didn't want to do his homework.
I raised my hand. I said that those examples are children acting out, not an ADHD child who is seriously trying his hardest but still forgets certain things. This man's response was he once had to fill out Medicare forms but lost out on some payments because he was filling certain forms out wrong. Losing money forced him to not make those mistakes on the form again.
WHAT?!
Tell us what you think. Do you agree that a child should be punished when he is doing something (or not doing something) that is out of his control?

THE SURPRISE VICTIM - Marion Pellicano Ambrose

I have the pleasure of spending a few hours each week with a very smart, young man,

doing some enrichment work with him. We do lot of Math, Science, Writing, and

Reading ,but today we took a little side track.

I had my computer open to “favorites” looking for an environmental game site that we

were going to explore when he spotted a site on Bullying. He immediately wanted to

see it and talk about what you can do if you’re being bullied. I was really shocked. This is a good looking, personable, well rounded 10 year old who would be the last one I would think would be bullied, and yet, the story came tumbling out.

He’s been the victim of bullying since 2nd grade. Other kids have tried to get him to do things he knows are wrong, have called him names, and have spread rumors about him

behind his back. His parents have worked with him and with the school to stop the

Bullying, sometimes to no avail. They've gone above and beyond to protect their son while still teaching him to stand up and be assertive when necessary.

From all he told me, he’s handled it well, ,doing all the right things, but the fact remains that he’s had to deal with the problem repeatedly. He described one incident where

another student grabbed his wrist and twisted it,telling him to say “You’re the greatest

and better than me.” My young friend stood straight, looked the bully in the face and

said “NO” in a loud ,clear, assertive voice. Luckily the bully tired of the event when he

saw that he wasn’t going to win .That was direct bullying, and it stopped for the time

being ,but the indirect bullying continued. ( telling others not to play with my friend,

spreading rumors about him, etc.)

We talked at length today about techniques to use, ways to avoid being bullied and when it’s time to tell. One of the hardest concepts for kids is to learn the difference between telling and tattling. No kid wants to be a “snitch” but they have to learn not to allow themselves to become victims either. We identified bullying “hot spots” and I found that his bus is a major bullying location. Sitting in direct sight of the driver and surrounding yourself with friends can often nip that in the bud.

There are many things we, as parents and teachers, can do to help our children

avoid being the victim of bullies. One important factor is to teach all our children to

PARANORMAL PUB: THE BOO HAG

Retold by S.E. Schlosser
from Spooky North Carolina

You know how they say some folks are lucky at cards and some are lucky at love? Well, that fit Bobby Hansen to a ‘T’. He was the best poker player in the county, but somehow he couldn’t find himself a bride. Oh, he proposed to several girls, and even got accepted by a few. But they always got cold feet a day or two before the wedding, and it was bye-bye Bobby.

After the third time, Bobby was mighty discouraged, and his Pa felt real sore for him. They worked together in the family grocery store, and Bobby would sometimes sit on top of the pickle barrel and tell his Pa all his woes. And his Pa told him to hang in there, because a nice lady was on her way. Neither of them believed it, but it made both of them feel better to hear it said. Well, the day after their latest talk, the old woman who poled her barge through the swamp to deliver milk and eggs to the grocery store had a long talk with Bobby’s Pa. Seems she had this daughter who was hankering after a husband with a good steady job, and the old woman thought Bobby would do the job nicely. She suggested they introduce the pair at the next dance, and Bobby’s Pa agreed.

The night of the dance, Bobby’s Pa insisted that his son dress in his best. Bobby was dragging his feet a little, remembering all those women who played him false and not wanting to go, but his Pa dragged him out anyway. Well, the moment Bobby clapped eyes on the dark-eyed, red-lipped girl from the swamp, he was head over heels in love. Her eyes sparkled like the sunlight on the bay. Her skin was as creamy as new milk. Her voice was low and sweet.

The pair cuddled and cooed and waltzed the whole night long, and come sunrise Bobby was all for bringing his new love before the visiting priest who delivered his sermons in the grocery store (since there weren’t no church in that vicinity) and getting married right