A man and woman came to my door with a baby in a stroller who was no more than a year old. The baby was dressed as Superman. I tried to hand the baby a piece of candy, and the father said no, that I should let the baby take it from the bowl. I tried holding the bowl out to the baby, but he seemed to have no interest in it, so I just gave him the candy, and the father looked very disappointed.
I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Oct 31, 2011 5:36:15 pm PDT #4143 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
le nubian - Oct 31, 2011 5:36:23 pm PDT #4144 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I smiled and said "I look like this every day."
fucking awesome.
P.M. Marc - Oct 31, 2011 5:45:34 pm PDT #4145 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
We have had two people. I blame us being elsewhere, trick or treating, earlier.
As we are ALWAYS starting later, I encourage kids to FOR GOD'S SAKE, TAKE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT!
SuziQ - Oct 31, 2011 6:00:49 pm PDT #4146 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
We don't get T or T'ers here. I called a friend who lives in the complex and let him know that his daughter was welcome to knock on our door. I have a treat for her. But even that didn't bring us a T or T'er.
CJ is out with some friends (all girls, I believe). They had planned on "reverse T or T'ing". Knocking on doors and handing out candy. I didn't see him before he left the house, but I'm willing to bet he dressed as a ninja.
Jean A. - Oct 31, 2011 6:08:32 pm PDT #4147 of 30001
[delurking for real after delurking in the Delurking thread]
Having lived in my neighborhood for 13 years now, I've decided it's pointless to buy candy and sit around waiting for the 7 or 8 kids who might show up and might be in costume. So tonight I avoided trick-or-treaters by going to a mall for the evening. And encountered -- trick-or-treaters. Which was really fun, because I got to see tons of adorable children in adorable costumes but didn't have to sit around the house waiting all night. It was win-win.
DavidS - Oct 31, 2011 6:11:42 pm PDT #4148 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're back from tricks or treats. Mildly tiresome during the prep stage as it usually is with Matilda. (Will never forget the year she rejected JZ's handmade costume as we were ready to go out the door.) But once we got out there we did okay and she enjoyed the spectacle of Belvedere Street.
Matilda - the Agile Rainbow Cat.
Up close, blurry and somewhat uncanny.
DavidS - Oct 31, 2011 6:20:22 pm PDT #4149 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
dcp - Oct 31, 2011 6:26:55 pm PDT #4150 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
trojan orbits
Here are a couple of Wikipedia entries: [link] [link]
And here is a nice little Sky&Telescope article about 2010 TK7, which is "tied" to Earth's preceding Lagrange point: [link]
JenP - Oct 31, 2011 7:12:01 pm PDT #4151 of 30001
Thumbs-up for real delurking!
Matilda is adorable.
I'm going to watch Castle and then sleep.
Connie Neil - Oct 31, 2011 7:14:50 pm PDT #4152 of 30001
brillig
Hubby managed to chat with an about-11-year-old who said they'd been told to just go to houses of people they know well. Hubby said, 'but how are you supposed to meet new people that way?" Girl's dad was not far away on the sidewalk. She seemed intrigued by that logic. He went on to say that Halloween is the night to talk to people you might not talk to otherwise, and to your grandparents and other spirits that might be nearby. Go, Hubby, with the "No, I'm not weird and to be avoided" thing,
But the girl only looked puzzled and said, "You're different." "But I'm differently different," Hubby replied. So more is added to the Mystery of the Guy on the Corner.