In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
> I've three bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, a bag of Jolly Rancher
> suckers, most of a bag of Twix, and about 10 FunSize Midnight Milky
> Ways. That should cover it. If I work it right, the Midnight Milky
> Ways will be gone before they start to ring the bell. :-) I'll expect
> between 50 and 70 kids. I'll distribute the sugar in the order above.
>
> I've arrived at my Current Events questions for The Big Kids who show up
> with their grubby hands out, too. They have to answer some questions
> before they get the goods from me. My questions came from a local TV
> news anchor and he said they had just completed a series of history
> tests for high school seniors. The same test given to immigrants who
> wish to become citizens. The high school kids failed miserably. He
> thinks I should start easier and get more difficult, parcelling out the
> candy in larger amounts to those who get the harder questions. His
> questions, BTW, ask who MN's Governor and Lt. Governor are, who the US
> Sec. of State is, and the name of the terrorist organization based in
> Syria and funded by Iran. I'm guessing the kids will know the
> Governor's name and maybe the Secretary of State question. I'm doubtful
> of the rest. I gotta go look up my Lt. Governor's name. . . .
>
> I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call it
> in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists curl
> their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili powder,
> tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney and/or pintos).
> Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it stretch to feed the
> family.
>
> My costume will consist of my headband with the three little
> jack-o-lanterns on it. Unless I get inspired between now and 5:00 p.m.

I have no idea how many little (or big) goblins to expect. We don't
have that many little ones in the immediate neighborhood. We do have a
passel of University of Washington students in the ghetto across the
street, but I don't know if they go mooching on Halloween. (I used to
get Ithaca College students when I lived in Ithaca years ago.) On the
chance that we do get beg--I mean trick-or-treaters, I bought two bags
of KitKats on the way home.

We'll be going next door tonight for pizza and a viewing of "Young
Frankenstein". "What hump?"--I-gor

Cindy

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C.J. Fuller

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