I swear a couple of my trick or treaters were at least 18.

Same. We get a lot of teenagers wearing the bare minimum of what could generously be considered a costume. But we overbought candy, so I don't mind.

the local anti-Morris group who had gathered on the library lawn for a special spooky silent dance

The who with the what, now? That might have to be my next activity!!

My Halloween was perfect -- parading with the band through a very festive neighborhood, right near my house, and home by 8. Also I had many fans!

AND I was supposed to be on the phone now planning a church thing for Sunday, but my partner called and said she had too much wine, so we rescheduled.

My aunt is still largely sedated, apparently because of a tear in the trachea. There's still some air in the chest cavity, so they're putting in a second drain or something. It sounds more positive today, but still.

Meanwhile, I'm having the world's most ridiculous problem, which is being unable to decide what to go see on Broadway in December. I want to see All the Musicals, but is My Fair Lady worth the ticket prices, when I already know the show? But I love Laura Benanti. But Dear Evan Hansen and Come From Away and Once on This Island and Daniel Radcliffe is in a play...

Same. We get a lot of teenagers wearing the bare minimum of what could generously be considered a costume. But we overbought candy, so I don't mind.

A couple of moms got in the action... they were like, "hey, everyone likes candy!" Which cannot be argued with. We didn't get many kids but we got a couple of large groups of kids of all ages with chaperones, and it was just fun to see all of them interact with each other while at the door. Candy for all!

Watching Jello facet itself as you eat it is pretty cool.

And tomorrow is my favorite thrice-annual holiday--Half-Price Candy Day!

We actually don't eat or keep much candy on hand, and have switched entirely to fair trade and slavery free chocolate, including drinking chocolate. So I won't be celebrating this happy occasion. But just remembering it gives me a moment of glee.

I topped off a dad's cup with straight bourbon. Emptied my drinktub of candy by 8, about the time things were winding down, but I'm crazy generous & uncoatumed teens just get mild ribbing.

I though the wildest part of the night was when my friends came out in their Mr.Rogers & Speedy Delivery McFeely costumes as our regular postman came by. He insisted on selfies!

But then...after I'd emptied the bucket, went to visit a neighbor up the street who had a party in his yard. And as we're there, a latecomer trio of Lemonade Beyoncés & a fairy come by. S whispers to me "that's Marilyn&Nick". Our SAO & a councilman, the former who I do not like.

I thought he meant they were DRESSED UP as them, not them. Because I'm dense.

But no, it was them. And so much gossipy bits I've heard, seen. So very random. Kids were lovely. I'm glad they got to get big handfuls late in the evening with cousins.

I didn't have time to buy candy this week, so I am hiding in my spare room with the front lights all off. My sister, OTOH, only 3/4 of a mile away, has already run out of candy. Such is the difference between my neighborhood and hers.

However I did get to vote, and started some laundry, and cleaned the kitchen. So it is not a wasted evening.

Ok, how do I say to one of my fb friends that her child's Halloween costume is inappropriate and kinda racist? (former in person friend in our 20s, haven't seen her in over ten years, she has an 8 year old with some extreme special needs, so I know she picked the costume: it's a fake "Indian headdress" of feathers and a fringed buckskin sort of shirt). I'm in no way close to her but feel like I have to say something??

Did you end up saying anything?

I know Halloween is past now. When I saw the date on your post, and the child's circumstances, I thought to myself I probably wouldn't have said anything on Halloween day, after the costume was bought/assembled, and would have to think about saying it with more advance notice, if the friend and I weren't still close.

It might be the kind of idea the mom never thought of before, and that you could float on Facebook a few weeks away from Halloween.

Like sj mentioned, you could use an article and even post it as an open-subject (i.e. not focused on this woman and her kid) for discussion.

Like, "I read [this] and I thought it made some good points about cultural appropriation. Our parents didn't really think about this, but I've come to think it's something people should avoid. What do you all think?"