partial rant: Halloween is a ridiculous holiday propagated by the Hersey-Hallmark Industrial Complex. That's not to say any adult who partakes in fun activities is ridiculous, but the amount of money and impact we put on the holiday is.

Be safe, Be smart. Call a cab if you party.

Hand loaded silver bullet with holy water tip- check.
Fire hardened yew stakes - check.
Holy cross - check.
Silver chased axe - check.
Mithril mail vest - check.
Katana - check.
Saltwater sprayer (for zombies)
Wart cream (for witches.)

Ok, I'm ready.
Now, where's the party?......

Will be helping the neighborhood children get fatter.

We get a lot of trick and treaters. Next to a snowstorm, Halloween is the friendliest, most neighborly night of the year in this zip code. It's fun to sit on the steps and see the little kids and their parents having a harmless good time.

Porch light's out at 9:00p when the too-old kids start coming around with their school packs open and no costume.

My dog has a glitzy pumpkin collar for the occasion.

My Halloween candy supply is oldies but goodies: Milky Way, Three Musketeers, York Peppermint Patties, Tootsie Rolls, Milk Duds.

Dangerous stuff to have around the house for long.

Resistance is futile.


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There's been a change of plans. After going out for dinner, I'm doing tech support.

Jeanette Isabelle

The kids started showing up at the door a few minutes ago.
It is windy with cold drizzling rain so I am not expecting more than a hundred to show up.

(Poor little kids. They were bundled up so much that you could hardly tell what their costumes were supposed to be.)

I’m still giggling at an idea I saw on YouTube… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH7Ow2mb7qg.

our front yard became a graveyard...:)

For us it was a quiet night. My wife took care of the treaters and was handing out two chocolate bars to each kid (she couldn't resist the cute costumes!). I know she can't wait till our boys are old enough to go out!!!!

As for me, I fed the boys then watch the Leafs loose yet another game (well, they tied it up then went into over time then lost).

That is diabolical.

Out frontyard also became a graveyard. We had nineteen headstones, only three that were not homemade, and a 6-foot long, 30 inch wide pinebox coffin, with a grim reaper standing over it. The front steps had a cauldron with dryice fog.

Some comments: "that's so cool;" "the awesomest decorations ever;" etc.

Other comments incuded agreement and thought provoking, because much of it had messages, which might be considered political, so I will not repeat them here.