Destroyer: The Columns of Fire, the Lighted Stairs

KISS ’76 in 2026

Source: Wikipedia, poster for June 6, 1976 KISS concert in Harelbeke, Belgium.

Source: http://www.BookClubs.com, cover of “KISS ’76: Twelve Months That Defined the Hottest Band in the Land” by Martin Popoff. Release scheduled for Feb. 10, 2026.

Source: Simon & Schuster, cover of “Nothing North of Delmar” by Ellen Barker. Release scheduled for April 14, 2026.

Source: Etsy/ Juanitascloset

Source: HiBid/ MH Bar Auction (Calhan, CO)

Southern North Pole Mailboxes

USPS Operation Santa Adopter Registration Opens Today

A repository for mail to Santa Claus, not at the North Pole but 3,764 miles to the south, in Columbia, Tennessee.

Source: Library of Congress by Carol M. Highsmith, Nov. 14, 2021.

Source: Etsy/ McGarryLaneAntiques

Source: HiBid/ Attic Treasures Auctions (Tyler, TX)

Source: HiBid/ Ralph Smith Auction Realty LLC (Evansville, IN)

Peep O’Day

Vintage Alarm Clocks

Source: Library of Congress, image of timekeeping instrument trademark registration by H.J. Davies for Peep O’ Day Alarm, June 26, 1877.

Source: WorthPoint

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Source: Etsy/ CuratedByHand

Source: HiBid/ As Good As New (Wright City, MO)

Get to Know Your Stoats

Prepping for the 2026 Winter Olympics #MilanoCortina2026

Source: Wikipedia, stoats Tina (l) and her brother Milo surrounded by The Flo, mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Source: Wikipedia, a stoat in Norway.

Source: Etsy/ citystudioco

Source: Etsy/ BrightZolo

Source: HiBid/ Next Level Auctions LLC (Hillsdale, MI)

Source: HiBid/ Bakers Antiques and Auctions (Bohemia, NY)

There’s a Dick Van Dyke Barbie?

100th Birthday Documentary Tickets Available Oct. 31 at Fathom

Source: Britannica, “Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera performing a dance number in the stage production of the musical ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ in 1960,” photo by Friedman-Abeles, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Source: Etsy/ JimMakingaScene

Source: HiBid/ Craney Auctions LLC (Greenfield, IN)