MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do you go trick or treating?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do you go trick or treating?

Happy Halloween! I’m sure tonight you’ll either be heading out with the kids or handing out candy from your front door. But why do we do this tradition every year anyway? Trick-or-treating was supposedly inspired by something called “mumming” which people used to do back in the Middle Ages.  They would dress up as ghosts…

THE FEED: Super Easy Last Minute DIY Costume Ideas

THE FEED: Super Easy Last Minute DIY Costume Ideas

Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin talks to Kallie from ButFirstCoffee Blog.com about all things parenting, kids and mom life. If Halloween weekend snuck right up on you and you didn’t get a chance to pick up any costumes this year, don’t worry! Kallie has some great ideas for last minutes costumes you can put together just using things…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we carve pumpkins?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we carve pumpkins?

By now you’ve probably carved up a few Jack-O-Lanterns for your front porch. But why do we carve pumpkins anyway? Where did that come from? The modern holiday we know as Halloween really started way back with the Irish festival, “Samhain,’ which was meant to recognize the transition from summer into winter. During the festival…

THE FEED: For Your Halloween Week Viewing Pleasure

THE FEED: For Your Halloween Week Viewing Pleasure

Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston,  TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week as we get closer to Halloween weekend Nick gives us a few spooky streaming picks and the newest buzzed about scary movie hitting theaters that isn’t for anyone with a fear of clowns. Photo credit: Getty Images

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Crime stopper great-grandmother stops purse thief

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Crime stopper great-grandmother stops purse thief

Let this be a lesson to all criminals out there, you don’t want to mess with grandma energy. Like this one great-grandmother out in Oakland, CA who recently stopped a purse thief from robbing her neighbor. The thief jumped out of a car and trying to snag the person, until our grandma hero saw what…