November 1, 2021
Happy November, everyone! It’s been many months, but I make no apologies for being TBTB. Too Busy To Blog. Gotta pay the mortgage. So let’s get going again.
With a touch of cynicism I recall the Halloweens of my youth. With rose-colored glasses of course.
This cartoon speaks my mind. Meet Eddie Smolen, the curmudgeonly carpenter of Clinton’s Ditch, his hometown on the good old Erie Canal.
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Whining much? Geesh.
Last night’s crisp Autumn weather provided a perfect night for the kids who shook us down for goodies. If they stood there mute with open bag, I put my hand to my ear, smiled and said, “I can’t hear you!” That usually worked. And if not the parents prompted the little ones to chant the time-honored words. I mean, really, they gotta earn it!
2 thoughts on “Say it. SAY IT!!”
I asked one child who knocked on my door, “Yes, can I help you?” He looked puzzled and then said “Oh yeah, Trick or Treat”. Big smiles.
I used to detest Halloween, but upon learning that fundamentalists of all religious stripes are opposed to it have changed my opinion. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!