We are entertaining your favorite holiday sweets

Around DJ Central, that would be haystacks, also known as America’s Ugliest Candy.® I make ’em by the vatful, apologize for how freaky they look, and then collect compliments. I also make mountains of fudge (I’m making my 15th pound of it, as you read this). What goes over in your neck of the woods? I’m …

Baltimore schools won’t close for Muslim holidays

On Tuesday, the Baltimore County school board failed to vote to close schools for Muslim holidays such as Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr, when they coincide with a school day. The dissenting school board members said the schools can only close for secular reasons. Oddly, the schools are closed over Christmas (not a secular holiday) and Easter (also not …

Ramadan mubarak

The Muslim holiday starts in the early morning of Thursday, depending on where you live. You can learn more here. And here’s an explainer from the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut.

They’re baaaaack…

The annual atheists’ holiday billboards are back. You can read more about American Atheists here. And thanks, Mike the Heathen, for the link.

Do we really need to shop on Thanksgiving?

Creeping corporatism has oozed out of Black Friday and backed up into Thanksgiving Day. You can simply avoid the stores to let retail establishments know you’d rather not keep store employees from enjoying the holiday with their families, or you can  join change.org in asking Target to close for Thanksgiving day, rather than open stores for early-bird …