Happy Halloween...

So here we are again celebrating Samhain once more. It definitely one of the most underrated celebrations in our civilization (especially since rampant consumerism has been pushing Christmas since August.)

But so far, I have been not very impressed with the outfits this year. Over the weekend, I counted at least eight Elvises, a half dozen Supermen, a gross of cops and equally as many criminals.

But there was a glimmer of hope dear reader, there were a number of impressive home made pieces worthy of mention such as a God (white wig and beard with red robe) although he should gone with the Moses motif. He did look more like Heston from the Ten Commandments. But there were also memorable other such as the Green Fly ( a women in tightly wrapped green Saran wrap.) and the Devil with the Blue Dress on. (No explanation needed.) It is also exciting to note that Miss Devil here also works at the Old Eagle Tavern on Friday nights.

Of course, some people got a dressed a little early but were still major hits such as this gentleman letting people know that it is in fact "Peanut Butter-Jelly Time".

But so far, the most enjoyable thing about this Halloween so far is the lack of angst and antagonism that seemed the permeate the last few years. For example, I saw the aftermath of a college boy being thrown through a window by some local kids. Very messy. SO far, no reports of such behavior. Let's keep it that way.