Saturday night here was beautiful, moonlit, and perfectly crisp. But this particular October 31st was unsettling. Most Halloween nights our family attends a fall festival at our church. (It’s sort of the opposite as when people hold a “holiday parade” because they don’t want to admit it’s Christmas). This year our fall festival was the night before Halloween, so for the first time in years I was home on Halloween night. I think the long absence caused me to lose touch with societal traditions.
There I was sitting at home, minding my own business. Suddenly I was accosted by a parade of colorful characters. They just showed up uninvited. They hid behind masks to obscure their true personalities. Some were funny and some were scary. While entertaining for a few minutes, they quickly wore out their welcome when they demanded more and more of my possessions. They seemed to think they were so special I should just be delighted to hand over everything I have. It was all really rather distasteful.
So I quickly switched from C-Span back to football.
#1 by Carolyn - November 3rd, 2009 at 01:35
Great blog and so true.