The holidays are fast approaching, so it's time to start brainstorming for gift ideas. If you have someone on your gift-giving list who loves a scary story and is a fan of the variousparanormal television shows, here's a list of home-run ideas that will sure to elicit a whoop of joy. Extreme Paranormal Investigations by Marcus F. Griffin This book gives readers a first-hand account of some of the most hair-raising investigations that Marcus F. Griffin and his ghost hunting crew have conducted over the years. Belle Gunness, America's first female serial killer, and Jeffrey Dahmer are just two examples of whose properties the team visits and encounters some unfriendly ghosts. This book

I opened a magazine a few weeks back at random and there in the spread were snowflakes, bows, and gifts, gifts, gifts. Since holiday commercials have been playing since before Halloween (I know, I know, I'm rolling my eyes, too), this was not a surprising reminder of the hustle and bustle that would soon be erupting all around us. While I didn't particularly appreciate that the Hallmark store in our local mall was decked in red and green by mid-October, I'll be honest, a part of me liked it a teeny tiny bit (shhhh, I didn't say that). So while everyone was still prepping for Halloween I was secretly reading a featured article, "Twenty Under $20," for early gift ideas. Though I try

This Full Moon in Taurus occurred Thursday, November 10 at 3:16pm Eastern (8:16 pm GMT) at 18 degrees. Full Moons represent the culmination of those things that were begun with the New Moon (in this case the October 26 New Moon in Scorpio). We were asked to listen, patiently, to what those around us had to say. With the Sun in Scorpio opposite the Moon in Taurus, there will be tension between the aggressive Mars energy and the stable Taurus energy; be extra careful, since both signs are fixed and the pull you feel from each side will be intensified. This strong energy, however, will be tempered some by the conjunction of Venus and Mercury in Sagittarius, which will add a bit of harmony

As I described previously, I have just been married! I didn't have a chance to post on Monday, as I usually do, because I was on a sort of mini-honeymoon. We went to a beautiful hotel in the north of San Diego where we watched the sunset and then sat in front of a delightful fireplace while listening to a brief  thunderstorm that came through. Sunset from our hotel The next day we went to the San Diego Safari park, an area of 900 acres where animals from around the world have room to run, walk, and interact with other animals. They have specialized in saving endangered species and have had more births of rare animals than any other site in the U.S. A View of Safari