OK, I’ll just say it boldly. Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday. In fact, it’s right below Labor Day in terms of my expectations, what with running to the door to disburse endless quantities of sweets for which I’ve paid a king’s ransom. Many folks don’t feel as I do, planning elaborate decorations and building up great stores of candy. I don’t ignore it, but in full disclosure, I’d like to.
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More “Getting Older”
It was a nice, crisp fall day, sunny and pleasant. I thought I’d take a walk down to the mail house, about a half mile away, to pick up today’s mail. It was late afternoon, when I was reasonably sure that the mail would have been delivered. Perhaps a package or two, as Her Ladyship has begun her Christmas shopping. Good exercise while the weather is nice. Too soon, the streets will be snow covered and the temperatures a bit chilly for my taste.
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Years and years of watching crime shows and murder mysteries have contributed to my semi-expertise in the field of becoming a murder victim. The honest truth is that so many make the same mistakes that have taken lives in the past. It’s a shame really that history has repeated itself, and yet, in show after show, and now, sadly, spilling over into “True Crime”, it’s happening in real life every so often.
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