Sunday, October 31, 2010  It's Halloween!  Each October I
concentrate on horror for the month, usually trying to focus on
a theme. This year that theme sort of ended up being a personal
one by default. Just entering into a new job I didn't have as
much time to write and so when I did, more often than not, it
was a personal recollection, like watching The Exorcist with my
dad, watching horror movies with my daughter or an unnerving
experience I had hiking in a forest. And so, it seems only
fitting to wrap up this October with a personal posting, or
clipping, if you will, of me with my brother, sister and mother
demonstrating Halloween safety for the good people of
Charleston, South Carolina way back in 1970 [pictured below].
I've had the paper for years (40 to be exact) and figured it was
about time I scanned it for posterity.  Now, I have no clue how
this all came about. None at all. I'm sure my mom told me
several times but I've long forgotten. All I know is that,
somehow, we were chosen for this piece and t