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YouTubery: The Commercials of Stan Freberg

There are very few modern-day commercials I enjoy watching, especially the ones you see on nearly -every- commercial break. I understand that's the nature of the business today. I don't have to like it, but I accept it.

Luckily there's nothing preventing me from putting the TV on mute every once in awhile and looking up commercials from the better era of ads (read that as 'before I was born.') I remembered a great ad I saw on a TV special about, of all things, the greatest commercials of all time. It starred dancer Ann Miller, and was a spectacle for the now defunct Great American Soup company. What grabbed my attention was the final line, after Miller's big, expensive song and dance. Her TV husband embraces her and asks, "Emily, why do you always have to make such a big production out of everything?"

Rare comet watching this week

Rare comet watching this week

With clearer skies on the horizon, you may want to step outside this week to catch a glimpse of the Comet PanSTARRS. It will be viewable with the naked eye in the early evening over the next several days.  It  should be about as bright as most stars in the Big Dipper.  Each evening,  it will be a little farther to the right in the sky, and gradually over the next  few days, it will begin to grow dimmer.

PanSTARRS should be only one of two comets visible to the naked eye in 2013.  It is also believed to be on a ~100,000 year orbit... Pretty rare.

Click here to read more and get tips on catching a glimpse...

Councilman plans to form model railroad club

Councilman plans to form model railroad club

Councilman plans to form model railroad club
Times-Journal
Walter Watson plans to form a model railroad club and hopes to generate some interest in the organization. He said there were still a lot of details to work out, but he wanted to get more people on board with the project. A Fort Payne councilman wants ...

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South gets rare view of aurora borealis

South gets rare view of aurora borealis

By Joseph Neese

(RNN) - The mid-South was surprised Monday night with a rare sighting of the phenomenon known as the aurora borealis, or Northern Light, and forecasters say the effect could make a second appearance tonight.

Reported sightings of the aurora trickled in from Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and as far south as northern Arkansas and Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

One viewer reported seeing the aurora in Corning, AR.

Monday's aurora was rare because of how far south its glow could be witnessed.

Top 4 affordable Halloween decor ideas

Top 4 affordable Halloween decor ideas

By Matthew Cenzon

Halloween is a fun time of the year for kids and adults alike. With all the costumes, candy and festive decorations, it's easy to get swept up into the spirit of Halloween. Before you make some impulse buys on all the Halloween decorations sprouting up at local department stores or markets, consider these suggestions for affordable alternatives to decorate your home.

Moose Lodge Haunted Barn raises money for charity

The 3rd annual Moose Lodge Haunted Barn will be going on every Friday and Saturday in October. This event has raised over $7,000 in the previous two years for the Dekalb County Children's Advocacy Center and other local charities.

All proceeds will go to the Dekalb County CAC and other local charities. The Barn is located at 2612 County Road 51 in Fort Payne AL. They are open  7pm-11pm (or until last guest enters) every Friday and Saturday.