Everyone knows hanging around a vampire will likely end up in [literally] getting the life sucked out of you.

Why then do we let so many vampires hang around our homes without even a shred of garlic, a piece of silver, or the ever-handy UV light to vanquish them with?

Fear not my friends, for today is National Vampire Awareness Day, as deemed by big box store Best Buy.

Wait, Best Buy??

That's right, because we're not talking about REAL vampires (geez you're gullible), we're talking about electronics that draw vampire load, or sometimes called phantom load.

...and Best Buy wants you to know how to exorcise those phantoms and send the undead back to the ranks of the fully dead for good.

This past week my wife and I have been in Northwest Arkansas for a family emergency situation. While there, we stopped in a gas station to "take care of some business" and I snapped this picture with my cell's camera.

The owner of this gas station seems to be a little unsure as to which light bulb is best. So which is it? CFL (compact fluorescent lamp), incandescent, or no bulb at all? Can you help him out?

Children are so much more perceptive than we numb adults. They believe in things that our intellect tells us are impossible. The next time your child (if you have any) comes bursting through the door in the middle of the night, screaming about the monster under their bed, believe them.

Luckily, there's a sure fire way to dispose of that ghost or monster that haunts your child's room...and yours. It's simple really. Would you like to know?

Exorcism procedure: Unplug some stuff!

That's right, we're talking about phantom power here (what'd you think we were talking about?). It's real. It's troubling. It's sucking the life out of your wallet and the environment.