Throughout the month of October The Intoxicologist and National Cocktails Examiner features some of the most ghoulish, ghastly and eerily creepy drink recipes from around the spirit world for your sipping pleasure.  Each cocktail plays upon the Halloween theme by name of the drink recipe or by striking the mood of the sinister season by dressing the drink with garnishes such as spiders and bloody vampire teeth. Halloween Drink Guide at The Intoxicologist.

Happy 23rd to a Master Tinkerer, Voltaic Engineer, Patron Saint of Behindhandedness, and Towering Altruistic Compatriot!.

Our jack-o’-lanterns! Mine on the left, Liz’s two in the middle, and Liz’s sister’s on the right. No, I did not trace a pattern, I only used one for inspiration.

A jack-o’-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O’Lantern) is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o’-lantern. In a jack-o’-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. At night a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect. The term is not particularly common outside North America, although the practice of carving lanterns for Halloween is. From Wikipedia.

Happy 23rd to a person who is a synonym for Magnanimous and Benevolent. Equally Pulchritudinous internally as externally. Nothing have I treasured more! Never have I had such a companion, confidante, or kindred soul! My quintessence, my beloved, Happy Birthday to you!.

This is the best of the best, when it comes to haunted houses. More info on TennesseeScreams.com.

October 21st, 2009, in the SunSphere at World’s Fair Park. 7PM-10PM. Tickets are $25. Live bands, dancing, costume contest, and door prizes. Proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Call Deana – 865.898.4185 or Rhonda – 865.567.3468 Download the flyer.

Come Saturday, October 24, 2009, at the World’s Fair Park in Knoxville for the 13th Knoxville Brewers’ Jam, celebrating great handmade American craft beer, music, and food. Over 70 national and international brewers will be showcasing their beautifully crafted brews. $37 for 8 hours of beer (and cider). Visit KnoxvilleBrewersJam.com for more information and tickets.