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Lily Thomlin said, “I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” We always ask kids, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” If the kids only knew… most of us are still trying to figure it out too. We’re trying to get ideas.

And now Halloween is upon us. And we have to be someone (or something) else. Some of us have spent the last couple weeks or so searching for a costume. We shop online and in thrift stores. We ask for ideas on our blogs. Hey, kid, what are you going to be for Halloween?

I like Halloween. But over the years I’ve been all over the place on costumes from none at all to one that took me weeks to build. I’ve done the punny things — one year I was a Toxic Waste, another I was Art… but I was framed. This year I spent about 15 minutes updating an old costume. Maybe next year I’ll do something more elaborate. Or not.

Halloween humor: This guy was invited to a costume party and the hosts wanted a theme [don't you hate that?] of emotions. He considered dressing all in red (anger) or all in green (envy). Then one day he was inspired in the produce section of the grocery store of all places. He showed up at the party wearing nothing but a certain piece of fruit between his legs. To his mortified hosts he proclaimed, “Hey, I’m fucking despair.”

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