ALL HALLOW'S
Heck yeah I like Halloween. Always have. And not calling it the Autumn Festival. We already have a holiday for that: it's called Thanksgiving. Another holiday I love.

But what's wrong with Halloween? I've heard non-Halloweeners cite its pagans beginnings. But those same antis also dislike Santa Claus. What about Saint Nihcolas' beginnings where he gave gifts to the poor? How can we accept one's genesis and not the other?

Do some get carried away with Halloween? Sure. Anything Satanic is terrible. Anything associated with loading apples with razor blades goes beyond cruel and sick. But for the majority, it's great fun to be a little spooked. To decorate a few trees with toilet paper and soap a few windows. Though I participated, I object because it somehow destroys the beauty of the season to see white toilet paper flying kite-like from the tops of branches thrown expertly by a deft hand.

Dressing up for one night is fun. What is the harm? Even small children like to put on their parents shoes and walk or fall around in them. What does it bother if they pretend? Don't we try to stifle that in many children anyway and try to rush them into adolescence. "Act your age." I'd love for some kid to say somewhere, "That's exactly what I'm doing."

So if you're able, enjoy Halloween. Imagine that a black cat is a witch. Believe in ghosts filing out of graveyards tonight. And yeah, clean up a little tp. But wait until tomorrow or you might just be sorry.