Tis the season

October is here and Halloween a few short weeks away.

Halloween is by far my favorite holiday even though I am not a kid anymore and so do not go Trick or Treating. Or dress up these last few years.

The unknown, the mysteriousness, the mythology of the holiday still excites me. We humans like to be scared–at least in a controlled way. And it brings a bit of our childhood back, a good part of it.

Which is needed in today’s society with all the turmoil going on. So emerse yourself in the trappings of this holiday and forget the world’s troubles. And think about the girl going into the dark basement who should know better or the camp councilors who should know better than to go off together for alone time or all the little ghosts and goblins you’ll see that one night when things are suspended.