Oct 31 2009
Enjoy Halloween
Halloween is today. It’s the one night a year children are encouraged to talk to strangers. Well, at least say “trick or treat.”
Fantasy is accepted on Halloween. Think about it. Try dressing like a Klingon or Harry Potter Wednesday and see what reactions you get. To be fair, dressing like a naughty nurse on Halloween or on Wednesday will likely attract similar responses.
Kids are never allowed to eat candy get plenty of it. Better that than nickels, gift certificates or fresh vegetables. I remember getting a pomegranate one year. I had to ask my parents what exactly I’d been given. Let’s hope your little ones fare better than Charlie Brown, who gets a bag full of rocks every year.
Adults often go to parties and release more inhibitions than usual. Dressing like Jack Sparrow, Britney Spears or Superman allows us to be a different person for an evening. You’ll spot the couples fast. They’ll be Adam and Eve, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, Ken and Barbie or Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil.
No matter your plans for Halloween, may you enjoy the evening. The first Tuesday of November is coming soon. The biggest election day of the year even though 2009 is an odd-numbered year. I’ll talk more about what’s coming Monday.
