Halloween is here again, when the darkness and chill of the evening lead me to expect that I’ll be attacked by werewolves, or something. Ever year Halloween inspires me to blogging. (You can click on the Halloween tag and read all my old Halloween entries. In fact, you probably should do that, and give up on whatever else you were planning to do.) But this year, all that I have is a few random observations.
*For a few years I blogged about the anatomical errors in decorative plastic Halloween skeletons. That topic is now exhausted, but I did see a dachshund skeleton that brings that absurdity of the general dog skeleton design to new levels.
*I noticed that supermarkets were displaying candy for Halloween back in August. I assume that the plan is that people will buy their Halloween candy in August, then lose control and eat it before Halloween, and then have to buy more. (And perhaps the cycle will be repeated several times.)
*One of the most remarkable features of Halloween in recent years has been the proliferation of various yard decorations, the skeletons, ghosts, spiders, spider webs, etc. Every year the decorations get bigger and crazier and more abundant. I have to think that such displays are only possible because children are no longer free-range. I imagine that back in the Eighties, when at least some kids were allowed out on Halloween night unsupervised, the older, “cooler” kids would have absolutely trashed any ghosts or skeletons in someone’s front yard.
