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You know it’s Friday the 13th when …

Kelly Kazek

You know it’s Friday the 13th when … Your stepson brings you a box of – not even kidding – Jason Voorhees cereal. (You remember him -- villain of the Friday the 13th films.) Get it? He’s a “cereal” killer. Yeah. It came with a little tiny Jason figure as a “prize.” I know you're jealous. You… Continue reading You know it’s Friday the 13th when …

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The story behind the World’s Largest Outdoor Chandelier

Kelly Kazek

The World’s Largest Outdoor Chandelier, a 20-foot-high glittering light, is the centerpiece of Cleveland, Ohio’s Playhouse Square. To draw more visitors to the theater district in downtown Cleveland, officials decided to hang the massive fixture in 2014. Later that year, it was certified by Guinness World Records as the World’s Largest. The chandelier, the creation… Continue reading The story behind the World’s Largest Outdoor Chandelier

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Any fan of ‘A Christmas Story’ should visit the house used in the film

Kelly Kazek

The most fun we had on our trip to Cleveland, Ohio, last month was going inside the home where “A Christmas Story” was filmed. By now, I’m sure very few people haven’t seen the film, which has become a holiday classic featuring the young boy Ralphie and his dream of owning a Red Ryder BB… Continue reading Any fan of ‘A Christmas Story’ should visit the house used in the film

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What’s the deal with this patriotic fork in the road?

Kelly Kazek

Sweetums and I came across a giant fork, which is really more beside the road than in it, on a trip to Lexington, Kentucky. As usual, we had to turn the car around and go back for photos. I mean, really? Did you think we wouldn’t? We were headed home at the time and didn’t… Continue reading What’s the deal with this patriotic fork in the road?

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The man who was U.S. president for a day

Kelly Kazek

Have you ever heard of the man who was president of our nation for one day? I’d heard the story before, about a politician from Missouri, and was reminded of it recently when Sweetums and I saw a marker near his birthplace while visiting Lexington, Kentucky. So who was he and was he really president… Continue reading The man who was U.S. president for a day