Is it unanimous?

One thing nobody ever seems to want to be, or be perceived as, is ungrateful. As in, "I don't want to sound ungrateful, but..." There's always an explanation that's supposed to cancel out the possibility of this behavior.

Just once I'd like someone to admit, "Yes, I'm ungrateful. I sound ungrateful because I am ungrateful, and I don't care." Wouldn't that be refreshing?

Happy Halloween, everyone. Go eat too much candy!

Happy Halloween!

It's the day when all the amateurs troll for candy, so enjoy! Tomorrow I will swoop in and grab what's left at a discount.

In the meantime, I've noticed my neighborhood going downhill. You know that's the case when you're at the shopping center down the street from where you live and see three unrelated people who may OR MORE LIKELY MAY NOT be in costume for Halloween dressed as, respectively, a crazy lady, a transvestite and a Michael Jackson impersonator. Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow to know what I've been looking at.

Happy Halloween!

What a relief to be on the west coast and unaffected by the candy-collecting crimp caused by Hurricane Sandy.

I'm not proud of this, but I confess I keep enough candy on hand to feed trick-or-treaters any day of the year. If I answered my doorbell, that is.

Happy Halloween!