My view of lawn decorations is a matter of record (see the May 1 entry). So this recent explosion of decorating excessively for every freaking holiday Hallmark can think up - let alone Halloween - is really getting out of hand.
Halloween was a kid's delight when I was a youngster. You helped your Dad carve a pumpkin and were thrilled when the big day came and you lit up the candle inside. Then it was off to collect your booty. Good times, good times.
Well, rip that image right out of your mind. For today's ADD-addled world, we need mock graveyards on the front lawn, huge spiders climbing up the house, ghosts - that laugh ghoulishly when you approach, no less - hanging from trees, and blow-up dolls. Every house must be some sort of amusement park. As if the candy sugar rushes didn't do enough.
And I'll try to ignore that I was hearing Christmas music in the store last night as I purchased my Halloween blackmail candy.
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