Halloween

Halloween has come and gone. Thanks to my new attitude, appreciating the effort and creativity that people put into their costumes and decorations, I enjoyed the door duty tonight. My husband is great at identifying costume characters. My daughter unexpectedly went out with a friend and came home with a haul of candy. Sadly, she got NO "Good 'N Plenty", but she did share a "3 Musketeers." When we were in the store this afternoon, a clerk urged us to buy lots of candy so they would not have to pack it up tonight. I imagine, if I returned tomorrow, it will all be replaced by Christmas stuff, or maybe some Thanksgiving items.
But first, this week, there is the little matter of the election. Given that they are short 500,000 pollworkers nationwide, and the average age is 72, there are bound to be very short tempers among the voters waiting in lines on Tuesday, as these workers slowly (very slowly!) going through the rosters of voters. My precinct, where I am also assigned to work, is predominantly staffed by these senior workers, and they work at a slow and steady pace. Any pressure just flusters them and makes it even slower. It will be an interesting day, no doubt!