Candy Stories

What is better then free candy Is what they all will say It’s absolutely dandy Patiently waiting for the day They will come to your door And say Trick or Treat They will receive candy galore And will enjoy all their sweets Ghosts and goblins on the street Devils with their pitch forks Pillow sacks filled with treats Kids dressed as nerds or dorks Perhaps A pretty witch on a broom Or a beautiful angel with wings A beautifu...

So I moved my computer out onto the front porch, which is enclosed, in preparation for all the kids I expected to come around begging candy. I decided against costuming myself, though I briefly considered wearing a dress or my kilt. But I can’t imitate a Scottish brogue worth a darn, and wearing a dress I reasoned, might upset some parents accompanying the wee bairns. So I demurred, and am sitting at my desk, wearing “man...