cartbeforethehorse newsletter #255

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Hi, all.
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http://thecartbeforethehorse.com/for_sale/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/cartbeforethehorse

I hope you all had a memorable Halloween. This might be the last
Halloween our son will go trick-or-treating. He's 15, so he's just a
growth spurt away from scaring people into turning off their porch
lights, which is how I knew it was time to retire from trick-or-
treating when I was a teenager. Jo made his costume this year, like so
many costumes before. He was a lumberjack, complete with a homemade
beard and paper mache ax. Here's a picture. . .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/paperhand/halloween5.jpg

This is the first time we've lived in a neighborhood that had an
actual shot of attracting costumed candy beggars. We've always lived
in places hidden from the road or off the beaten path, but we're in
the suburbs now. The number of solicitors we've had ringing our
doorbell in the last few months was the first indication that we'd
better stock up on candy for Halloween. We did in fact get enough
trick-or-treaters to satisfy us and drive our dog crazy, but the
serious candy collectors went straight for the rich neighborhood
around the corner. All the streets leading into it were lined with
cars parked on both sides. Shameless! I could hardly find a spot to
drop off our own group of kids.

-Dylan


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