Tuesday, October 31, 2006  Hallowe'en etiquette  This isn't a
new irritant for me. It is certainly a seasonal irritation
manifest each year on Halloween night when all the darling
ghouls and monsters roam the streets in search of candy. I know
that in some cases, the kids might get a little crazy, perhaps
making a run on the jumbo size package of toilet paper for use
in decorating a favored teacher's house. My rant has nothing to
do with those generally expected hauntings, those kids acting
out as the character they've chosen to dress up as, the over
indulgence in sugar for the night and into the next week. No, my
ire is aimed at a particular type of parent.  Part of trick or
treating, in my humble opinion, is the walk. Trick or treating,
whether in your own neighborhood or in a more candy conscious
neighborhood, is an active affair. I won't deride those people
who choose to trick or treat outside of their close streets. The
street we live on is fairly empty and involves quite a walk to
the nearest candy givi