Stephen Mark Rainey

Fall came to town rather late this year. We had a lot of leaves fall from the trees before any color set in, but a couple of weeks ago, the colors all burst, and they've been generally resilient. For both Ms. B. and me, fall is our favorite season—mainly because of Halloween, but the colorful […]

SPOILERS BELOW!It's a mighty rare event that draws Ms. B. and me to the movie theater anymore. Given the prices (especially for concessions), the lack of a pause button (which can be critical for an old dude), the sometimes unruly crowds, and the fact that we have a decent-size television with respectable sound in our […]

For each the past several years, we've hosted a semi-elaborate Halloween party prior to the big day, but our schedule this year has been busy enough that it wasn't very practical. In lieu of that, we invited a few friends from the neighborhood to come around on Halloween night for a little bonfire, hot dogs/side […]

It's been a busy danged Halloween season, I can tell you. And only one more day to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…   Last week, Ms. B. and I went to the Bonez & Booz event at the Virginia Museum of Natural History here in town, and last night, we attended the museum's Spirits of the Dead soirée and exhibit. Whereas Bones […]