Just a couple of additions.

If you're interested in seeing some other photos of the Haunted Trails, it would be a good idea to click here. The very happy Sweeney Todd is a friend of mine named Keelan. Also, it's important to note that while some of the costumes do not look very scary in the photos the effect is much different when they are lunging at you out of a dark forest. Apparently Saturday night was a record-breaker, with around 1,100 to 1,200 patrons going through the trail.

Also, I just learned the worst acupuncture points ever. The first is stomach 1, AKA Cheng'qi or Container of Tears. It's located directly below the pupil between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge. To needle the point you apparently have to have the patient close their eyes and then use one finger to gently push the eyeball out of the way before inserting the needle. The textbook goes on to mention that according to classical texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion. Oh really, you shouldn't put stuff there and then set it on fire? I would not have guessed. So you may be wondering what this point treats. Well, apparently it's good for, among other things, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes. So . . . Visine or NEEDLE IN THE EYE SOCKET!!!! I have one or two guesses as to why it's called the Container of Tears.

Anyway, the other point is the fourth point on the Large Intestine channel. It's located halfway down the first metacarpal on the radial side. It's good for quite a range of large intestine disorders as well and cold sweats and it alleviates pain throughout the body. There aren't any big arteries or nerves near it and it actually gets used quite a lot, so go LI-4! The only unfortunate thing about this point is that if you use it on a pregnant woman it can cause a miscarriage. Just one more area where good communication skills are vitally important.

So that's all for now, just thought I'd share.