My grandfather loved the Chicago Cubs. Like most Cubs fans, he cursed the Curse of the Billy Goat, which as legend goes, has kept the team out of the World Series since 1945. The championship losing streak goes back even further than that -- the Cubs haven't won the Series since taking home back-to-back championships in 1907 and 1908.

Every year at the end of the regular season, my Grandfather would tell me the story of Billy Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern. Sianis was thrown out of game 4 of the '45 series along with his pet goat, Murphy, because the animal was pestering fans. On his way out, Billy cursed my grandfather's beloved Cubs, saying, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more!"

It seemed to work. Until this year, they hadn't won a pennant since that fateful day at Wrigley Field. But my grandfather never abandoned his team. He was the ultimate foul weather fan, sticking by his team until the day he died.

Now it seems the curse has been broken. The Cubs now face the Cleveland Indians in what promises to be a truly historic World Series because, when it comes to championship losing streaks, the Indians are second only to the Cubs.

My grandfather won't get to see his beloved Cubbies go to the World Series, but I'm watching for him. I'm not a die-hard fan like my grandfather, but I truly hope the the Cubbies break their 100+ year losing streak.

Even if they lose, everyone agrees: the Curse of the Billy Goat is officially broken. So even if the Cubs don't take this World Series, fans can still say, "we'll get 'em next year!" And really mean it this time!

"Each year the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch he thinks is the most sincere." ~Linus

When I was a kid, I watched It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown every Halloween. And every year I hoped that one day the Great Pumpkin would finally appear and show everyone that Linus was right. Though the only one who ever rose out of the pumpkin patch was a beagle (Snoopy), that didn't stop me - or Linus - from believing with all sincerity that one Halloween night the Great Pumpkin would appear.

The Great Pumpkin celebrates its 50th birthday on October 27, the original air date of the PEANUTS Halloween special. Lots of events are planned to honor the Halloween special’s golden anniversary, including over 90 farms across the country hosting PEANUTS-themed corn mazes. Check your local papers for the events near you. Then watch it again as ABC hosts a special airing of the beloved special on Friday, October 28 on ABC.

I've seen the PEANUTS Halloween special dozens of times over the years. I know how the story ends. But still...the kid in me can't help but think, "Maybe this year..."

Happy Birthday Great Pumpkin! I'll be looking for you again this Halloween...

I Love Lucy debuted on television on October 15, 1951. It was the first scripted television program to be shot in front of a live studio audience on 35mm film. It was also the first to occupy the top Nielson ratings spot when the show ended its run after six seasons. (Only two other shows have done it since then: The Andy Griffith Show and Seinfeld.)

As a long time fan of the show, I think I've seen every episode at least three times (or more). I'll watch my favorites like "The Chocolate Factory" and "Vitameatavegamin" over and over and over again. And I still laugh out loud even though I know every line and every joke by heart.

But there's always something to learn about our old favorites, so I dug up some fun facts to celebrate the sitcom's 65^th anniversary.

• Staff writer Madelyn Pugh Davis took a lot of the shows most hilarious classic moments from her real life.
• Frank Sinatra was supposed to play Lucy's old boyfriend who dropped in to visit, but the episode never came to be.
• The rumor that Vivian Vance was under contract to keep her weight at least 20 pounds above Lucille Ball's is absolutely false.
• The entire time the star was pregnant, the writers had to come up with some creative ways to discuss the new family member without using the "p-word".
• When Lucy was recovering from childbirth, the show's producers decided to rebroadcast earlier episodes to give the new mom some much needed rest from filming. The ratings went through the roof, effectively "giving birth" to the rerun.

I Love Lucy might be the most re-run show on television. It's been on the air continuously in the Los Angeles area since the day it premiered. It's been translated into multiple languages and is syndicated all over the world.

I know that whenever I want to take a walk down memory lane with Lucy and Ricky and the Mertzes, all I have to do it turn on the TV and keep flipping channels. Sooner or later, I'll find a classic episode to watch!

The long wait is finally over! Ron Howard's documentary, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years, is finally out! The film covers the Fab Four's early years from Liverpool to Hamburg and their rise to stardom as they started playing huge venues in Europe and the US.

I remember those American tours. Like most girls, my friends and I were in love with the Beatles. We would try and try to get concert tickets, but they always sold out almost before we'd even heard about the concert. So we have to stay home on show night, playing their records as loud as possible and singing along into our hairbrushes until someone's parents would make us "turn that noise down!"

We might have missed the concerts, but we never missed a TV appearance or the release of a new album. So there's no way I'd miss Eight Days A Week.  The authorized biography of the band was produced in cooperation with Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney along with the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison. Check theater listings or catch it on Hulu to recapture the magic of Beatlemania.