C’mon, even the grouchy have a love of Halloween. Kids dressed in costumes, looking cute, asking for candy as if it were manna from heaven. Now, I will admit, I’m a fan of treats, not tricks. Although, I do sometimes answer my front door by quickly swinging it open and banging on it once with the heel of my hand. Then I watch the kids react as they see fake blood dripping from my forehead. As I hold my forehead, I ask if I’m bleeding.
Speaking of reactions that are worth the cost of candy, I often sit outside my home with a basket of candy. Sometimes, a group of near-teenagers comes up shouting “Trick or Treat!” I then tell this group to choose one representative to pick a number between one and 10, and if he (usually a boy) gets the number, I will give the kids the entire basket. The kid can never get the answer because no matter what number is said, I respond “So close!” and tell them a number that’s one off the guess. They all get candy after that, so we’re all winners.
