Keep Your Heads On The Swivel

 That Cricket in our Master Bathroom never fucking Died and it's very active at Night chirping away!  So, I'm up at an indecent Hour and only 7 Unpublished Posts ahead now, pretty soon I'll be Blogging in Real Time again. *Smiles*  Oh well, I don't Care... I have either been on a Bloggy Bender and very prolific, or stalled out completely with Bloggers Block.   It all evens and balances out usually in the end.  I had a lot of Imagery to use for Autumn and a lot of Activities to Blog about, but that's coming to an end after Autumn.  I kind of hibernate during Winter as far as interesting Events and Activities go coz there just aren't that many to engage in.  The Weather in the Desert is usually stellar during Winter tho', so we get a lot of Snow Birds arriving to Winter here, and Tourists just wanting some Sunshine and good Winter Weather.  So, prices go way up and Locals don't do as much coz until prices go back down when the Visitors leave, it's not practical, we're not on Vacation and we don't own 2nd Vacation Homes.  The Visitors usually are more affluent than most Locals are.  But they spend a lot while here, so, that's Helpful to the local Economy.

Anyone who lives in a Tourist or Snow Bird destination knows that without them, the Economy would suffer greatly.  So, you can have conflicted sentiments about it, both good and bad... for a whole lot of reasons.  Renters know Rents will spike while they're here, so the Locals better be locked in to a more affordable Lease by Renting and Signing one during Spring or Summer.  Not that there are any affordable Rentals anymore even then, there aren't.  And, everything is costing more so the Cost of Living is spiking while Earnings and Wages are stagnant.  Good paying Jobs with Benefits and Full Time Hours are also scarce, so most of the Locals Employed tend to be Underemployed.  Which makes the Employment Stats look better, but it's not really much better than Unemployment if you can't afford essentials even when Working becoz of being Underemployed.  When the Stats come out of Created Jobs, they always fail to give Statistical Data of how many of those Created Jobs pay a Livable Wage or have Benefits and are Full Time Hours guaranteed?  I have Two Family Members Working currently but they make Minimum Wage and don't always get Full Time Hours or have Benefits.  They could not even afford Rent and the Basics, if they didn't live here with us.

The Niece isn't Earning enuf at the Job she'll soon be ditching, now she got the better paying one that will sustain her.  She was contemplating working both Jobs to ensure she could afford Rent and Basics in a better Neighborhood and be able to have Quality of Life.  But, she felt she might fold under that much pressure and responsibility, juggling Two demanding Careers, which are High Tech level Jobs.  Even the best White Collar Jobs now that require expertise and experience, aren't paying what I think they should be.  But that's a whole other Blog Post for another day.   Let us just say that except for a few key Locations in the Country, which I can Count on One Hand, they're drawing all the Best and Brightest from around the Nation and everywhere else does not have those Opportunities to make a good Living anymore.   Andrew Yang verified my suspicions of this in his Book I'm Reading, of where the Money is at and where the Best and Brightest are ALL Migrating to at the exclusion of everywhere else in the Country.  Even the Career Fields are narrow now at where the Money is at... and they will become even narrower with AI displacement and replacement.

The Son took us out to Breakfast, he'd invited The Niece too but she'd already eaten, so it was just he, The Man and I, we went to a new "Denny's" near the House.  The Man was able to get a 55+ Senior Menu Salmon Meal for only $11!  It was Brunch time so he didn't mind ordering something that wasn't really Breakfast related, The Son also got his Dad some Biscuits & Gravy and Sausage Links for later, coz that's something we know he'll eat too.  I got the Berry Crepes with Breakfast Red Potatoes and a Ham Steak off the A La Carte Menu.  Their Breakfasts had way too much food for me and it was less expensive to just pick my own preference and portions sizes off the A La Carte Menu rather than the Senior Menu which didn't have Crepes as an option.  They did a good Crepe at that location and all the Waitresses were dressed in Costumes for Halloween, which was Cute.  Lots of Kids coming in were also in their Costumes.  We went to a Wal-Mart for me to get some Cat Food and refills for my Halloween Night Light Air Fresheners I bought from Wal-Mart.  They don't interface with other refills brands.

But, I was glad coz they were actually less expensive there and had far more options for Scents, so I got about 15 different Scents for the Four Night Light Air Fresheners that I have.  I really like them in the Bathrooms, Kitchen and Dining Area to scent the Home and offer Lighting that is a Novelty and illuminates all Day and Night long.  You might recall I got a Ghost one, a Haunted Mansion one, a Tombstone one, and a Black Cat against a Full Moon one.  They last just over 30 days as an Air Freshener, which isn't bad for the cost of the refills they use.  I don't like the New Individualized Pricing and Tracking Monitors on the Shopping Carts and Facial Recognition that Wal-Mart is using, most things in the Store no longer even show a Price, but the Air Fresheners and Cat Food did and I memorize it to ensure I'm only getting charged that when I get to the Registers.  This time they didn't try to jack up the prices upon checkout, but they have before and I've caught it and challenged it.  Let the Buyer Beware now of all the unscrupulous illegal practices victimizing Consumers using all this new Technology.  Also, check the Weights on everything, coz the packaging is often deceptive and you're not getting the Weight they say it is, often almost half of what the Pricing says the poundage is!!!  And you're paying by the Pound, so that's significant!

Wal-Mart got Fined about 38 Million, but when they're making Billions, they don't Care and are still doing what they got Fined by the Courts for doing illegally.  If you do the Math, it would be like Fining someone making $69,000 a Year only $4 for an Illegal Act, so that's no deterrent to stop, cease and desist, is it?  They aren't the only big Corporation doing all of this either, and precisely why I Shop Small whenever I can.  And it's why AMAZON is operating at a Loss, they aren't intent on making Money right now, they're intent on driving everyone else out of Business so they'll have the Monopoly and eventually be the only Game in Town, then they can charge whatever they want to and you'll have no other Options.  Same with AI, right now it's operating at huge Losses, but the intent right now is insidious for the Future, Trust and Believe it is not to make life better or easier for any of the rest of us, it never was it's Intention to.   We're like Sheep being led to the Slaughter by the Wolves and other Predators.  In Life you're either Predator or Prey, that's just the way it is.   And if you're gonna be the Prey, at least be Informed Prey and keep your fucking Heads on the Swivel to Survive this.

The Granddaughters are now sending Pixs of the Great-Grandkids in their Costumes.  It's an avalanche of Adorableness.  I look forward to seeing what the Great-Grands wanna be and what Costumes they want each Year that shows what they're most Into.  Sometimes I know which Characters or Movie it's from, sometimes I don't and have to ask.  *LOL*  I'm not Raising another Generation again so what the Littles are Into now I don't always keep Pace with as a Great- Grandparent.  *Smiles*   This Year both Granddaughters who have Kiddos were just themselves for Halloween, no Costume.   Their Younger Sister, who doesn't have Kids, is more likely to dress in Costume coz she's a Special Effects Artist and often Works for Haunted Attractions Creating their Special Effects this time of Year.   Her and some of her Work is Below, she's the Edgy one and she is so much like The Young Prince that they could have been Twins, tho' they are only a Year apart in Age, she's a Year Younger than he is:

So, anyway, I'm not sure what the Great-Granddaughter Below is supposed to be or who, but mebbe it's all her Mama could get her to wear, I dunno?  *LOL*  Picking Costumes is never a Hill worth Dying on when they're Little, whatever they will wear and wanna be, is just Fine.  *Smiles and Shrugs*   I remember when The Daughter was Young sometimes she just wanted to wear her Nanna's Lace Curtains draped around herself and a Tiara, and I didn't Care, that was Costume enuf!   She thought she looked like a Princess, they have very active Imaginations when they're really Young and can Imagine so many things beyond the Scope of whatever they have on hand.  *Smiles*   For Years I only had to find The Son someone's discarded Martial Arts Dogi in his Size {White Jacket or Top of a Martial Arts Uniform} at a Chazza with whatever color Belt came with it as his Costume.  He never took Martial Arts coz I was always afraid with his Mental Illness and Autism he'd really hurt someone if he knew lethal combat, but he'd Imagine himself as a Ninja at Halloween.  And he could use damned near anything as a Weapon so we also had to choose wisely what Pretend Weapon he had for Halloween lest he test it out on his Sister for it's effectiveness as Weaponry.  *LOL & Smiles*  Mostly my Kiddos all had Homemade On The Cheap Costumes for Years.

Right now her Older Brother is refusing to put on a Costume, so he may or may not just go as Himself?  *Bwahahahahahahaha*   These Two, like their Mama, are full of Piss & Vinegar, she has her Hands full as a Single Parent now she's Divorced and the Apples didn't fall far from that Tree.  She was always a very High Maintenance Child from what our Oldest Daughter said.   So, it's the great Generational Payback.  *Smiles and Winks*

Now, the Chill Granddaughter, who was her Mother's Golden Child of the Trio of them, has Chill Compliant Kiddos for the most part.   Tho' her Middle One can have her Moments of displaying Piss N Vinegar, and the Oldest One can be a Diva sometimes, they like dressing up and Voguing for the Camera more than their Cousins do.  Of coarse, their Mama and her Husband have been Pathological Picture Takers like Gramma Dawn and so they really had no Choice.  *Winks*  Their Lives have played out in front of the Lens pretty much and I Love that!   And like me, that Granddaughter does ALL of the Events and so the Kiddos have Grown Up around doing all kinds of Activities and Experiences galore, they are well Exposed to damned near anything and everything going on.   Whether in Costume or out of Costume.  Tho' their Mama is very Into Dressing the whole Family in Themed Outfits that Match usually.  It's Rare when she doesn't.  Their Closets must be quite abundant with Wardrobe for every Occasion or Theme or Season.  *LOL*   But fond Memories are made with these Kodak Moments that they'll appreciate later in Life.

But when it came to this Year's Costumes, I only knew what Two out of Three were, which, according to Singer Meatloaf, Two out of Three ain't bad.  *Winks and Laughs*  Yep, I knew "Beetlejuice", I knew "Cars", but what the Hell the Middle Great-Grandchild was, I have no Clue or Idea?   My aren't we Pink tho', whatever she is?!  *LOL*   And Honestly, I could even be Wrong about what the Great-Grandson is... some Racecar Obsession is definitely going on with him right now tho', of that much I'm sure.  *Smiles*   And Great-Gramma Dawn is also wearing her "Beetlejuice" T-Shirt for Halloween, so I'm aligned with what the Oldest One is wearing as her Costume... we're Twinsies this Halloween then.  Great Minds Thinking alike and all.  *Smiles*   I just cheated and Googled the Pink Cat Super Hero Costume so I'll appear and give the Illusion I'm more Informed than I am.  *Winks*  And apparently it's Ginny from the Animated Series "SuperKitties", so there ya have it my more Mature Aged Friends, who were as Clueless as me and learning about it like I had to, who knew?  *Bwahahahaha*

The Niece {Pictured Below} who just had the Cancer Surgery just sent me a Pix too to show Aunt Dawn that she's doing okay and looking Fierce for Halloween.  I've been very Worried about her and if they caught it in time?  I also just got Word and Bad News from the Rez that my Cousin Wewokajanna, who JUST was Recovering from TB, now has Cancer of the Lungs and they failed to find that when they were Treating her for TB at the Indian Hospital, which, just makes me Angry at the level of indifference and neglect in the Tribal Hospitals that serve the Indigenous Community that they have to rely on becoz most are so impoverished.   And her Youngest Daughter, who is the same Age as The Daughter, also has it, had contracted the TB too, had Heart Failure, and now has Lung Cancer as well!!! 

 My Cousin has moved in with her Younger Sister since she requires Care and can no longer live Independently becoz of being so ill.  And in Tribal Society when you require Care, a Family Member takes you in, no Questions asked and without hesitation.   So, my Cousin DeAnna is Caring for her Older Sister now in her Home, and I'm not sure whose taken the Younger Daughter in who also can't live Independently, but probably other Family.  DeAnna Lost her Youngest Daughter recently to Disease, she was only in her 30's, the Indian Hospital didn't catch whatever it was in time for Treatment either.  Mortality Rates on Reservations is still way above the National Averages.   They live fully a Decade shorter than all other American Demographics.  Most don't make it to their 40's... and Childhood Mortality is still also quite high.   I'm relieved to see The Niece at least seems to be Recovering well and perhaps they got it all?

Miss Merry, I thought of you when I saw this Cartoon... being you hand out full sized Candy Bars.  *Winks*  I finished just tweaking the Front Porch with a Today's Halloween Score at SAVERS.  I'd gone early coz Princess T said to get Halloween now coz they'll take it off the Floor after Today and won't be discounting it, just Purging it, and so they're pushing everything Halloween related out onto the Floor Today to get it gone.  I was Jazzed to find these Two very Creative Homemade Decorations made from Halloween Masks and Foam Caulking.  I got 20% Off them and they were only just over $8 each before the Discount, so... SCORE!!!  Color me deliriously Happy! They'll need a little touchup for next Season but for this Season will be just Fine to add to the Front Porch's Vibe.  One a Scary Clown and the other a Werewolf.  They have Cement poured into the Base so are solid from easily tipping over on a windy day.  Right now it's glorious outside but I don't know if it will Hold for Tonight or not for the Hours of Trick-Or-Treating, coz Storms seem to be building to the South heavily over the Estrella Mountain Range.

 

I almost forgot I'd Scored a Leatherface Mask to add to the mix, so just put it on an Antique Floor Lamp.  Don't know that I'd want anyone in the Family to actually wear it lest it Scare the Bejesus out of Younger Kiddos and we don't intend to Traumatize anyone's Kids and ruin Halloween for them.  *LOL*   Our Porch Decor generally doesn't phase them so long as the Humans are in Costumes that are not Scary or just dressed normally.  I think movement in a Costume if it's a Scarier one is what Freaks the Kids Out... becoz then it doesn't seem so much like a Prop, it is Alive to them.  I was going to trek down to our Antique Mall to see if Staff wore Costumes but since they did bugger all leading up to Halloween, I decided why waste my Time or Gas?   And when I checked our FB Mall Page, well, I could see who participated, just a scant few Employees... Five to be exact... and they didn't make such a Big Deal out of it being Halloween to bring Customers flooding in either... Double Points... Meh.  No wonder Sales are in the shitter and flatlined prior to a major spending Holiday.  Disappointed and Underwhelmed.  I don't know if they even handed out Candy to Kids like in previous Years?

Back in the Day of the earlieer Years of the Mall they'd make a Big Deal out of every Major Holiday, do a lot for the Vendors, including Catering Meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  And on Halloween would encourage all Vendors to come in, Dressed in Costume, and hand out Candy in front of their Spaces for all the Shopper's Kiddos.  So, we'd get slews of Kids coming for a sort of Indoor Trunk Or Treat safely getting a lot of Candy while their Parents Shopped all of Halloween Day and Night.  We have around 600 Vendors give or take, so, they could Score a lot of Candy if we had good Vendor participation, and we always did back then.  It was Fun and I'd go during the Day and then come Home to hand out the Candy at Night.  And Vendors who didn't have Children or lived in Retirement Communities that don't get Trick-Or-Treaters would cover the Evening handing out of Candies there in front of their Spaces and usually dress up in some kind of Costume... so they enjoyed it too, even if they wouldn't have if they just stayed at Home and did nothing.

Our Downtown Phoenix Location seemed to do even less coz they had nothing on their Social Media FB Page of Vendors or Employees wearing Costumes at all.  They did do a couple Vendor Videos with their Halloween Offerings and telling Customers how to properly Care for Vintage Halloween Masks so they'll last.  Especially the Latex variety of them, how to Store them and what not to put them on or near that would cause a Chemical imbalance and ruin them or shorten the life of them holding up over Time.   Both our Location and theirs has had a very high turnover of Paid Staff so I hardly know any of the ones that Work behind the Registers anymore.  And a high percentile of Vendor turnover too, tho' they do have a Two Year Waiting List so they don't seem to Care how many leave anymore either... and don't try to do much to Keep existing Vendors.  They're way too comfortable with having Newbies wanting to get in, tho' most never last any time at all before leaving, often Owing Money too.  It's the Nature of how the Industry transformed over Time tho'... and has Tanked overall... now most Antique Malls are run just as Glorified Landlords and know nothing of the actual Industry.

 

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Hoping in Real Time that Halloween doesn't get Rained Out coz I'm hearing loud Thunder now and it's only 3:10 p.m., so what happens by 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. is a big Question Mark Weather-wise... Dawn... The Bohemian

Harvest Moon Child

 

Well, it's winding down now since Halloween is a mere 48 Hours away in Real Time.  I thought about hitting some of the Stores to see what Discounts or Mark Downs they have on any Halloween Merch they have left, but, after I got comfortable at Home, I thought, well, not Today.  *LOL*  Sometimes you just change into something comfortable, start Relaxing, and don't wanna now leave Home.  You're completely done Todaying for Today and that's how it goes sometimes.  *Smiles*  Plus, I don't actually NEED anything and so am resisting any urges to Buy anything not Needed.  Most of the time just Photographing any of it is more than Enough for me now, to have the visual on a Camera and Shared here and kept in a Photo Archives preserved for the Memory of it.

Princess T had to be picked up from Work early coz she wasn't feeling good, so we had to go get her by 11:30 a.m..  We'd been doing some Environmental Cleanup when she called me, so aborted that activity, dropped her off at Home and I took The Man to a new Mediterranean Kitchen Restaurant called "Luna Grill" which has opened recently right near our House.  Yay!!!  Sometimes I crave Mediterranean Foods and most of the Genre is in the East Valley rather than the West Valley.  The reason of coarse is demographics.  The East Valley has more people with a Mediterranean Heritage on their side of the City.  Anyway, it was good and we liked everything, so it'll be a Go To place now that's conveniently nearby. 

Their Citrus Herb Pita Chips are to Die For!   They were out of the Stuffed Grape Leaves Dolma, so substituted with a Koobideh Kabob for my Order of the Lunatic Sampler.  Which also had the Couscous Medley {delicious and some of the best I've had, which was quite a nice Surprise}, Falafel, Tzatziki Dip, Spicy Harissa Hummus & Original Hummus, plus Pita Bread Triangles.  The Man wanted something Basic, he's not very Extra when it comes to Mediterranean Foods, so he wanted just Gyro Meat & French Fries with Rice, it comes with Pita Triangles and Tzatziki Dip too.  He didn't eat much so most of his just came Home with us and everyone else will probably finish it off, he probably won't.  I brought some of mine Home too coz it was a lot of Food, good for 2 or more Meals for me.

He was just Happy to be out and about and was in a very good Mood.  So I got him back Home well before Sundowners would set in for him and he might have Mood tanking.  Princess T had worn her Cute Tigger Onesie as her Halloween Costume to Work Today.  She has a bunch of those Character Onesie's to default to wearing as Halloween Costume or Pajamas, so she's had them all for Years now and picks up any she sees at her Chazza that will add to her Collection of them.  She's only 90 lbs. so gets Cold at Night and the Onesies are most comfortable for her to Sleep in and double as Halloween Costumes.  Since her Employer wants Staff to wear Costumes during Halloween Season, she wears a different Costume every day and enjoys that her Store gets into the Holidays like that, even Top Management wears Costumes, it's Fun.

It's a Beautiful Balmy Day only 80 Degrees, but Storms rolling in for the Weekend and heavy Rains expected.  We're hopeful it clear up by Halloween so as not to ruin Kids Trick-Or-Treating.  It is expected to be Dry that Day and Storms moving in only very late at Night after the Kiddos would be out going Door to Door.  You don't get many after about 9:00 p.m. and most begin at Dusk to go Door to Door.  So for about Three Hours is when they're coming for Candy.  If it is inclement Weather, I doubt many, if any, would be out in it and that would ruin it for the Children and for everyone that bought Candy to hand out.  I don't wanna be stuck with all that we intended to hand out.  Last Year if we had some overage, I brought it in to our Antique Mall to give away.  At least this Year Halloween does fall on a Saturday Night. 

 However, inclement Weather is expected during Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, which is a Bummer, coz I intend to go back to The Desert Botanical Gardens for their Dia de los Muertos Celebrations and Procession.  A lot of Hispanics are doing it early at the Grave Sites Today due to Weather coming in.  We live by a huge Catholic Cemetery that is just across the Street and walking distance from our Home.  So we saw a lot of Family paying Homage to their Dearly Departed all day and Decorating the Graves elaborately and making Altars.  They will be doing the same in my Mom's Country, as they Host a very similar Celebration for the Dead on the same Dates.   My Cousin always makes the Altars for our Grandparents and his Parents.  He often sends me Pixs.

I was disappointed that a recent E-Bay Purchase from a Bookseller was Cancelled after I'd Paid and have been waiting for the Order.  They claimed I Cancelled the Transaction, which, I did not, so I don't know why they Cancelled, but they claim they are issuing a Refund.  I'd rather have the item since I Won the Bid for it, I was the only Bidder, so perhaps they're one of those shady Sellers who will List it again hoping for a higher Bid to Win it?  That's happened before, not often, and I leave Neutral to Negative Feedback whenever any Seller Cancels my Order for bogus reasons and then I have to wait to get my Money back after they've had the Money a while, but had no intention of sending you the Product listed.  Overall most Sellers are good and not Shady, but you're always gonna get some that you have to alert E-Bay to the tactics of being questionable or even fraudulent.  I'm still waiting on an Order of Address Labels I had made for Christmas Card Mailings, coming by Media Mail, so will be Snail Mail.  Oh Wait, they just arrived... so Cute, I'd be a repeat Customer, my Two Graphics Choices Below, 60 Labels each Design:

I liked the Font they used too.  We used to get Labels Free from various Companies trying to get you to send in Donations to their Charities or to sign up for or renew their Memberships.   But now we haven't had any sent coz we never Renew, become New Subscribers or Donate to their particular Causes or Members Only Businesses anymore.  And I'm sure like Check Orders from Banks, it's a Dying Business hawking Address Labels and Checks except to us Dinosaurs that still utilize such things.  *Le Sigh*  I still send out Christmas Cards tho' my List has gotten shorter every Year for Years now.  A lot of folks we exchanged Annual Cards with either Died or no longer exchange Cards.  So, only those who reciprocate and are still Alive, we keep on the List.  *Smiles*  Often how I know someone Died was becoz their Cards stopped coming... and then I realized Why.  Dead.

Anyway, I have some Cute Christmas Cards for this Year that are the kind of 3-D Cards with moving parts and cut-outs.  And bought my Stamps early from the Post Office in case it gets too busy during the Holidays.   The Ornaments on the Christmas Tree Card below move and it stands up like a Table Centerpiece.   I agonize about choosing and am Anal about my Cards.   I'll spend a long time going thru choices to get just the Right Cards to buy for the Holidays.   *LOL*  And I don't know about you, but whenever I receive an Ugly Christmas Card I have to Wonder, out of all the Cards available to choose from on the Market, they chose this Ugly one?  *LMAO*  I guess it's all subjective, Card Art or the Visuals on them, or mebbe like Ugly Christmas Sweaters, where some folks just dig how Bad, Cheap and Tacky they look?  *Smiles*  And if the Cards look really Ugly or Cheap, then I think, I sure Hope you got these for Free {like those Freebie Labels some Companies send, some Companies do send Free Cards or Calendars}, coz, I sure wouldn't Pay for something like this!!!   *Bwahahahha* 

My Sister-In-Law, whose Married to The Man's Younger Brother, hand makes all of her Christmas Cards and they're so Beautiful I almost never throw them away, they're Keepers, little Works of Art.  And I've had some Crafty and Creative Friends send me Hand Made Cards that are Mini Works of Art too and I've kept them becoz they're so Special it seems criminal to consider them trash.   Funny Story, I once had a Blog Friend who was Madly Creative and sent me a Blog Friendship Gift.  Well, when it arrived, the Packaging the Gift was in was so Fantastic I thought THAT was the Gift and was over the Moon about it.  I told her how thrilled I was with her Gift and sometime later, Months later, she asked me if I'd worn the Earrings yet?  What Earrings?  You see, I never opened the Packaging to know there were Earrings inside!!!  *LOL*  And then, I told her I was nervous about opening it and ruining the Packaging in case I couldn't put it back like she'd had it... coz I Loved it so much!  She thought it was hilarious... and... The Earrings were very Nice, but like a Child, I was digging the Packaging more.  She could have just given me the Packaging.  *Bwahahaha* 

This Pyramid of Pumpkin and Harvest Plants made into a Tree that The Desert Botanical Gardens had made for their "Strange Gardens" Event was fantastic.  I Photographed the Hell out of it from every angle, so much to take in and behold that it was Created out of.   I'm always amazed at people who walk past such an Artistic installation and barely give it a glance, or appreciate it, as if it isn't even there!!!  I guess they're just Culturally Deprived, I dunno?  Or mebbe I'm just intensely Artsy and Into such things in a big way?  *Ha ha ha*  I do know I'm very Visual and Tactile, every Sensory Pleasure I notice and take in.  It's important to me that things around my Home are Visually interesting, and that our Home has Sensory Pleasures like Smelling Nice, Sounding nice, being super Comfortable, Inviting and Relaxing, and is a Sanctuary to retreat to and want to be in.  When I enter any Space, be it Personal or Public, and it doesn't have any of those things, I don't want to be there any longer than I have to be.

The biggest compliments I have received are from Caseworkers or Hired Help who've come into our Home and say it's always their favorite Stop of any Client becoz they just don't want to leave and like being here.  Nurse Remi always tells us, I just always want to stay longer, you don't understand, most of the Homes I go to, I can't wait to leave becoz the Energy in them is not Good!  I know what she means tho', I've gone into Low Energy and Bad Energy Homes and Businesses before, it Negatively impacts me, so I can't and won't stay long unless forced to.   And often it's not just how a place is Styled or what it has or doesn't have in it, it's the Energy of the People who Occupy that Space mostly or the Vibe it imparts, for whatever reasons that Energy is present that I do not Like.  I Feel it. 

The Man and I went to Bed at a ridiculous hour, like Toddlers, it was still light Outside when I retired for the Night and him shortly thereafter.  I don't know why we were so exhausted either?  But it meant I got a lot of Sleep and feel more rested, so, it's all good.  Today is Payday at the Antique Mall and I honestly don't know if I did well or not coz I never checked in to find out.  All Body Parts crossed I did and have a Check?  Sales got stagnant again the closer to the Elections.  We had Two good Paydays in September, then it's flatlined again.  The Holidays usually we do well, but this Year we haven't, and becoz essentials are so expensive and costs rising exponentially on everything people need, then they just aren't buying what they don't need.  Well, except for people buying Pokemon Merch, I guess they'd go without eating to ensure they can afford that Collectible?  *LOL*  The average Pokemon Fanatic now is not a Child, it's Young Adults Aged 20's up into their 40's!

When I went to The Desert Botanical Gardens Event "Strange Gardens" I enjoyed it.  The Pumpkin and Fall Harvest Foods Pyramid was spectacular.  Yet, people were walking by it with nary a glance, the Culturally Deprived just don't seem to be interested in anything Artistic or Stylishly Beautiful.  Or be appreciative of anything Artsy, I was Photographing it from every angle, I think more people stopped to look at ME doing that than to look at the Object's Artistic Value and Beauty!!!  *LOL*  Oh, Look, it's an Old Lady with Dreadlocks Photographing something... {them acting oblivious of the gigantic Pyramid of Autumnal Vegetables as if it's invisible tho'... bwahahahahahaha!!!}  To think I was more of a spectacle of Interest than that was Amusing to me tho'!  *LOL*  It does make me Wonder what percentage of Visitors aren't the least bit Interested in any Installations the Gardens puts so much effort, work, Culture, and investment into tho'?   Unofficial Survey Observation, the vast majority seem not to unfortunately.

The whole time I spent admiring and Photographing it, which was considerable, only ONE Young Couple stopped to take their Pix in front of it on the Bench Seat.  A single quick Photo, and then moved on and didn't stop at the other smaller Installments to even give them a glance.  Anyway, it did mean I had unobstructed views and could take my time Photographing everything, since nobody else seemed to be, so they weren't in my way.  And that was fine with me.  Plus, it was a Weekday and perhaps the Artsier Crowds come on the Weekends, who knows?  Plus, another Observation is... people spend more time at an Event on their Phones distracted, than actually enjoying whatever the Event is.  They are so addicted to their Devices that it's at the exclusion of everything and everyone else around them it seems.  Even at Work, they just can't put it down.

I prefer to be present in my Moments and only pick up my Phone to look at something when I'm bored, standing in Line with nothing to do or nobody to interact with, or waiting for The Man to finish his Food if we're eating out, coz I eat notoriously fast.  *LOL*  I don't even know why I eat fast, I just always have.  The Man said I eat faster than they made them eat in Boot Camp.  *Ha ha ha*  I can drink copious amounts too so I'm never dehydrated, I drink like a Camel, or so I'm told.  *Smiles*  Anyway, that's why I prefer to go to Events by myself and just meet people there to interact with rather than having an entourage.  I like to spend lingering time looking at things in great detail and when you've got people in tow with you, they always seem in such a hurry or distracted.  My pace to enjoy things is slower and Zen, I don't wanna be or even Feel rushed or distracted.  I am truly a Harvest Moon Child this time of the Year.  *Smiles*

I'm contemplating what I wanna do Today and I know I want to get some more Inventory into the Antique Mall Showroom.  Pricing is time consuming and labor intensive tho', so, I just wanna mebbe price a few larger pieces that have higher prices rather than pricing Smalls.  Yes, Smalls are the Bread & Butter, but there's other things I wanna do Today rather than Work.  *LOL*   So, tick-tock, I don't wanna spend an inordinate amount of time Pricing shit to take in and waste the whole of the best part of the day doing all that.  Don't mind doing it later at Night when I wouldn't have a glorious day out there to be out in instead.  The weather seems like it might hold until Evening when Storms are expected.  And I really do wanna hit a few Stores that might be Clearance pricing Halloween Merch.   Some of our Pension Checks did hit early already, probably becoz the EOM is on a Weekend and the 1st also falls on Sunday.  So, I'm not a totally Broke Bitch right now and have a little wiggle room Economically at the moment.  Rare at EOM.  *LOL*

The Niece did get Hired at that Remote Job that pays way more, she'll have to go back to Texas for Training and stay with her Dad while she's doing that.  Mebbe he'll appreciate her being there more now she's been gone a while?  Perhaps her Sisters will too, and not presume to be Armchair Caregivers from a Distance this time?   Easy to critique how other people in the Trenches are doing it when you have the Luxury of being conspicious by your fucking Absence and NOT doing it.  You see, I'd be that Sibling that cuts a Bitch, The Niece is so much Kinder than I would have been to the meddling Sisters and Aunties who've never stepped up or stepped in to Help her Dad but are the harshest Critics when she did and ran interference making it then impossible for her.  If you step into MY fucking Waters you best be a strong goddamned Swimmer or you're for sure gonna be drowned or torn to pieces if one drop of your Blood is in MY Waters!   Coz you'll be the Chum.  *Winks*  She's just too Nice sometimes, Bless her... Sweet Big Hearted Girl that she is.  And often folks mistake Kindness for Weakness.

I'm glad she got the Offer coz she can Work from Home or anywhere she is and set her own Hours while making much more of a Livable Wage.  It's not an excellent one, she could have Negotiated higher IMO, but, so could have Glitch, they're Tech Gurus and have Sold themselves Short IMO.  They should have been making $120,000-$200,000 developing Progams and AI for these Mega Companies that are Billionaire Corporations, not $69,000-$80,000.   Which is chump change to these Billionaires they're making Richer, while also displacing themselves in the process and becoming Unemployed for 6-9 Months when they're tossed to the Curb and served their Usefulness to those Greed Driven Bastards.  Shit, I was making over $50,000 in the 1970's being a Fixer for Wealthy Investors if they needed my Services... so WTF!? 

 These Youngsters who are Genius are being Exploited by the Parasites that Own these Corporations and have more Money than they can spend in several Lifetimes.  They've made these people Billionaires and now a Trillionaire among them!!!  I've always said a Millionaire could have Earned their Money, but Billionaires/Trillionaires didn't, they're Parasitic and require Hosts to suck the Blood and Life out of.  Anyway, I personally Believe the 1% want to eliminate as much of the rest of us as they possibly can eventually and Imagine some Utopia and New World Order without the Need for us and having their Machines do everything for them.  So, that's Dawn's personal "Conspiracy Theory" you can chew on and contemplate.  I probably won't live long enuf for that End Game to happen, Thankfully, but it bothers me that our Future Generations just might if we don't stop it dead in it's tracks, and SOON.  Parasites generally make their Hosts ill or eventually kill them you see, it's how Parasites just are.  And we're being Sold Out to the Parasitic, in plain sight now.

   I find it quite Ironic tho' that on Social Media, a lot of the Fundie Religious are Warning of the alleged Dangers of Celebrating Halloween... while being fervently MAGA Devotees of a Real Life Devil who is far more of a Danger to all of Society, including them than Halloween could ever be, no matter how you Celebrate it.   Shows and proves they can't tell a Devil or the Devil's Disciples when they actually see one, can they?  *Shakes Head*  Anyway, Believe what they will, Follow who they will, the consequences of Poor Choices eventually catches up to everyone who makes them.  Karma being the ultimate Bitch when your Bad Karma comes back on you... and it will.   Anyway, by the time this Post Hits the Primaries will be over and we'll have seen whatever happens in the Rearview Mirror.  Good or Bad, depending on who prevails, Good or Evil? 

 The fact America even swung towards Evil is what really pains and deeply disturbs me, I did think we were better than that as a Nation and Population, I was Wrong, we collectively were apparently not.  Individually there is still Good among us, but the Voting and Behavior of those who Support this Regime showed me Evil and the propensity for violent extremism and Cruelty towards other Human Beings exists among us for damned sure.  And that America's Moral Compass and alliances is now Questionable to our most staunchest Allies and best Trade Partners.  I don't know that they can or will ever Trust us as a Nation again, I know I wouldn't.  We've shown the World a very Dark Underbelly that exists, and a total disregard for Global Unity and Protecting the Righteous and those who've been Loyal to us.  Cozying up instead to Enemies in a Transactional way driven by raw Greed, Criminal intent, and thirsty for Power and holding onto it at all costs.   A Nation is only Great when it is Good, when it ceases to be Good, it ceases to be Great.

But I'm but One Lone Voice shouting into the Winds of whatever Storms are raging, and until more Voices shout out and stand up for what is Right... what is Wrong will not Change.   I was so encouraged by Obama's Messaging, and any other previous Presidents that ARE speaking out boldly against all of this, knowing how dire the consequences are to America.  Prior to 2016 I was not Political at all, frankly I didn't mind if a seated Prez was someone I Voted for or not. Becoz for the most part, nothing was so deviant that I found it to be alarming to the degree I do now.   I've never been Partisan in my Life, don't intend to ever be, not much into Labels actually Defining me and don't Feel the Need to belong to any particular "Group".  I'm fine being a Loner and a Revolutionary or an Advocate against anything I feel is Wrong with The System, any System.  I'm never a Rebel without a Cause, but if there's a Good Cause I'll Stand Firm with it and Openly so.  I'm not intent on becoming any Martyr, Dead Folks don't generally have a Dog in the Fight anymore.

I'd prefer to see America rebound and swing in the opposite direction to what I see going on right now.  Strongly so, not just by Narrow Margins.  By Voting Stats the Margins are too Narrow IMO to make me convinced American Citizens aren't still so strongly Divided, and so deeply Partisan entrenched, that they can be Unified for any Cause, however Righteous?  So, we are no longer a UNITED States of America, perhaps we should Rename THAT... since he's into Renaming everything now... and that would perhaps be more accurate to Rename.  *Eye Roll*  I don't wanna be Fighting against other Americans frankly, a Country Divided within itself will surely fall and Fail.  Trust and Believe our Enemies, pretending to be Frenemies with this Moronic Prez who thinks they're his 'Friends', or he's in Bed with, since he does now talk about Men's Asses an awful lot and seem Obsessed with it and the Dictators he openly Admires lustfully... are watching and waiting for an internal fall and Fail.   Then they don't even have to do a damned thing towards our destruction, we'll have done it to ourselves.

So long as the War in Iran is making him and his Demon Spawn Money off Government Contracts to pad their coffers, or get Deals done with our Enemies behind our Backs to enrich himself and his Cabal, he will not End it.   So, don't expect for it to End on his Watch, I doubt it will and I seriously doubt he wants it to so long as the Cash is flowing in his direction.  Follow the Money... always... to see why what is happening is happening.  It's not accidental, it is intentional.  Okay, so, now I will step down from my little Soapbox... I Promise... ha ha ha.  I know I'm Preaching to the Choir, I have very few MAGA Apologists and Supporters showing up here and when they do they are predictably Anonymous.  *LOL*   Since, are there any who would reveal who they are openly now and not Hide Cowardly under the Cover of Anonymity?  I doubt it.  They know they'd be put on Blast on Social Media now and their lives would be ruined or over if they were to be so Bold now.  Once we know who they are, they know it's forever Revealed what and who they are.

  Look at what happened to the MAGAt who punched and assaulted that Woman at a Rally for having an Anti-Pedophile Shirt once his Identity was Revealed.  His very reaction to the Shirt made me think, oh, so he's a Kid Diddler too!  And how I feel about Pedophiles is that they should be permanently Locked Up to protect our Children from being their Victims, including this Pedo President, who it's of Record Raped a 12 Year Old and Paid Off her Family to shut them up and not be Prosecuted for it.  He's Paid Off a lot of his Victims and their Families to avoid Prosecution.  But some things just Need to be said out loud and Publicly, not just in Private or Covered Up.  I do hear say that a lot of actual Conservatives who Identify as Republicans are appalled too, but most of them keep oddly Quiet about it.  Mebbe Off the Record they speak their Minds, but never Publicly, lest they be ousted and targeted like those who have been bold enuf to, and have suffered that Revenge and Retribution Tour Bullshit.

  Silence is complicity and enabling tho'.   I'd be very Vocal and Mad as Hell if someone hijacked, infiltrated and corrupted my Political Party like MAGA has to the once Conservative Minded Movement.  I don't mind a Conservative, a True Conservative Republican... I don't mind a Liberal, a True Liberal Democrat either... it's Extremism I'm strongly Opposed to on either side.  I'm a Moderate Independent Voter, always have been, Moderation in all things is usually best and I think Independently always.  If someone isn't Right for any Job I don't give a fuck what Label they slap on themselves, they wouldn't have my Vote or be Hired by me either.   I want the best Person in the Position, period, the most Qualified and the most FOR The People, ALL of the People of America being Represented by them and putting Country over Party.  Not vilifying who didn't Vote for them as if they're an Enemy of the State and making shit up about them as if they aren't Americans and shouldn't have a Voice.   Okay, enuf of the Doom & Gloom, I want for this to be a Cheerier Autumnal Vibe Post for the most part.  *Winks* 

This Mornings Sky looked like this, Lovely, but further to the West, above the White Tank Mountains it looked ominous and it's heading this way fast.  Bummer.  I do Hope Tomorrow won't be ruined by similar severe Weather for Halloween?  Otherwise I'll be handing out Candy Bags at SAVERS and our Antique Mall on November 1st!   And telling Kiddos, sorry your Halloween got fucked, here, have a Bag of Candy & Toys.  *Bwahahaha, not so much in those Words of coarse, Winks*  The Thunder now is loud at 7:30 a.m. so it's upon us, it was heading this way just before 7:00 a.m. when I dropped Princess T off at Work.  She took my Picachu Onesie for herself, to wear to Work as her Costume Today.  And looked way Cuter and Thinner in it than I did, so it fit her better of coarse, so she can have it.  She has a Collection of Character Onesies and every Halloween now can wear a different one each Day as a Work Costume... or to Bed, coz they are cozy and warm.  She had a Scorpion in her Room last Night and had her Uncle Kill it for her.  It happens, you just can't eliminate Creatures that have lasted Thousands of Years exactly as they are designed.

I know already that The Grandsons won't be here for Halloween now but I don't know about The Daughter.  She's been MIA again and staying with Friends or her new Boyfriend, which is Fine, it's how she's always been.  She left a lot of dirty Dishes behind again but at least wasn't throwing them in the trash this time, so that's progress, I guess?  *LOL*  I got them all washed, some Hills aren't worth Dying on and that's one of them.  I don't know which of her Four Alters is responsible so mebbe I haven't discussed it with that one enuf to have made a difference and an impression, I dunno?   *Smiles and Shrugs*  I only have been seeing the Good Ones and I'm Okay with that and them being most Dominant when she's here.  I don't wanna have to Deal with the difficult Dark and unpredictable Ones who are impossible to Manage anyway.  She usually stays away mostly when they are Dominant, it's our "Agreement" and she has complied with it for the most part, when she knows that's the Switch that's happening to her.  After all, that's an Alter that tried to Strangle and attacked her Brother and didn't go Well at all when he Provoked THAT one.

 

I guess he thought he could Handle that one and he was sorely mistaken.  Becoz he had a LOT of trouble restraining her to where then it became an actual Brawl with missing Tooth and all.  She's Crazy Strong once she Goes Off on a Mental Rage, so he underestimated how violent that would go and bit off more than he could chew or Manage and Handle.  He had to then go in to Work with a busted up Face again and Strangle Marks around his Neck.  I often Wonder what his Employer thinks, coz he's had some evidence of violent encounters that he has to explain away.  Like the time at the Concert in or near a Mosh Pit a Youngsters Back of their Head slammed into his Face.  And then the time he got too Drunk and fell, hitting his Eye and Blackening it.  He did tell his Boss that his Mentally Ill Sister did it to him this last time, but that he had initiated the confrontation foolishly so and Triggered her.  She's been in to the Store before so they know she's not Right in the Head.  *LOL*   The Condition of her and of The Young Prince is evident, it's not so much a "Hidden Disability" with those Two.  The rest of us can sometimes Pass for being Normal or even Sane.  *Bwahahahaha*

I made the run to see if Halloween was marked down anywhere, nothing worth having was left and some places were completely Sold Out now.  However, at our Antique Mall the Vendor that makes the Prim Dolls I Collect made a Witch one that I got, 10% Off.  And the Troll Vendor had some 1970's and 1990's Trolls.  I bought the big 1977 Old Mrs. Santa and an unusual Troll Baby Doll that I've never seen before, made in the 1990's with a Lavender Star Jewel Belly Button and tuft of Lavender Hair, in a Lavender Nighty.  She's hideous but hadda have it since Online there are absolutely none and Google Lens was able to Identify her and let me know about the item at least, I think she may be pretty Rare.  The Vendor gave me 15% Off.  Color me Happy on the Retail Therapy Purchases coz I didn't make a damned thing this last Pay Period and owed some.  I'll let it ride coz it's not owing much, but I knew it had been a Flatlined 2 Weeks in Sales and I got no Vendor Comped Hours working a Shift either to offset it.   Oh well, it doesn't happen often thankfully.  But, this time of year it shouldn't happen at all at the Holidays. 

So, my oversized Old Mrs. Santa Troll, ugly Troll Baby Doll, and Prim Witch are pictured Above.   I didn't buy the big Elf Troll coz I thought I already had one like it and I'd already spent more than I anticipated spending for the day.  The Showroom wasn't very messy so I didn't have to spend much time getting it ready for the Holiday Weekend.  The Mall was dead tho', deserted, so no wonder there's no Sales.  They aren't doing a damned thing for the Holiday Weekend, which, they should, Halloween out-sells Christmas now Commercially, so it's a missed opportunity not to do a damned thing for it.  Nobody was in Costume, they weren't playing Halloween Music... so no wonder nobody was showing up.  Everywhere else is taking full advantage of a Popular Holiday and it falling on a Weekend this Year.  If you don't make yours a destination, well, don't expect anyone to show up. 

By stark contrast Buc-ees was Mad Busy.  I went to get a couple more of their T-Shirts.  And picked up these Two Jams too, Berry Bacon Jam and Prickly Pear Cactus Jam.   The Storm did hit while I was out shopping, a fierce one that dumped a large amount of Rain in a very short period of time and caused almost zero visibility on the Roads.  But it lifted early, and it got Sunny, tho' way Cooler and barely 70 degrees, we may get more Storms and Flooding Tonight tho'.  I just Hope that Tomorrow it waits until really late at Night to Storm so it doesn't ruin Halloween.  As it is it's ruining the last Weekend of the Arizona State Fair, which will be a Wrap by Sunday.   So I'm glad I went while the Weather was nice.  I'm glad I also went to The Desert Botanical Gardens while it was still nice and Hope their Dia de los Muertos Celebration isn't ruined with Bad Weather?  I'd like to attend that Nov. 1-3.

November 19th-22nd will be the "Sweet Salvage" Christmas Themed Event called "Comfort & Joy" and I'm pretty sure "Highland Yard Vintage" will also have their Christmas Themed Event as well.  Their Christmas Market runs longer, from Nov. 12th thru December 8th... only Closed Thanksgiving Day.   I got some more BRACHS Harvest Mix Candy from the Dollar Store, and Candy Cigarettes, when you can get bagged Candy you like for only $1.25 you get some while they still have some left in their Halloween Aisle.   The Son bought a Pizza for Dinner but The Man and I had already eaten leftovers from our Mediterranean Meal.  I guess there was a Special at "Little Caesars"... and it's right next door to his Dollar Store.   Below are my Political Memes for the Day:

I bought some T-Shirts at SAVERS for Re-Sale and some Anime Plushies too.  I'll let Princess T take the Anime Plushies she wants and then Sell the rest.   The Haul is Below:

Anime Plushie No. 1 Front and Back

Anime Plushie No. 2

Anime Plushie No. 3

Anime Plushie No. 4, you can move it's Eyeballs around.

Anime Plushie No. 5

T-Shirt No. 1 which is an Anime T-Shirt.

T-Shirt No. 2 is a Rick & Morty T-Shirt, Graphics on both sides.

T-Shirt No. 3 is a Wednesday Addams Crop Top with long Sleeves.

T-Shirt No. 4 is a Halloween Horror Theme.

T-Shirt No. 5 is a Thugs Bunny T-Shirt.

T-Shirt No. 6, this one I might keep coz it's a Christmas Scooby Doo and is XXL, so if it fits it's a Keeper.  If it doesn't fit well, I'll Sell it.

T-Shirt No. 7 is hilarious and should Sell easily, a Satire Tee with Vintage Style Graphics and Naughty Content.  *Smiles*

T-Shirt No. 8 is a Christmas Keeper of the Grinch in XXXL that I got from Buc-ees.

T-Shirt No. 9 also an XXXL Keeper from Buc-ees... the only Brown one they had left in this Size, the rest were Light Blue and I wanted the Brown one, so snagged the last one.   They'd Sold Out of all their Merch that was Dia de los Muertos.  They were already all stocked for Christmas.  And a lot of Customers in there were in their Pajamas, so, I dunno, is it a Thing to wear your Fancy PJ's to a "Buc-ees"?   I mean whole Families were there in their matching Jammies, lots of them, so it seemed like it might be a Thing???   Cute Jammies... and not necessarily Halloween Print ones, so it wasn't like a Costume per se for this upcoming Holiday.  Most of them seemed to be Christmas Themed Jammies in fact.   I looked it up and Yes, indeed, Families wearing Matching Buc-ees Pajamas or Loungewear Sets often while Visiting a Buc-ee's Travel Center or on Family Road Trips, has definitely become a Viral Internet and Tik Tok Trend... and film themselves while in the Store... who knew?  *Shrugs* 

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  Now for some of the Kiddos in Costume at SAVERS Today:

Princess T in my Picachu Onesie, see, she does look Cuter than I did in it.  *Smiles*  The Girl Above my Granddaughter's Pix is one of her Adorable Young Co-Workers who wants to be a Special Effects Makeup Artist, as Winona's Ryder's Character Lydia Deetz of the original 1988 "Beetlejuice" Movie, when she wore the Red Wedding Dress.  I wish I'd taken a Pix of her when she did her Female Alien Makeup, it was superb, On-Set Movie worthy, and she was Beautiful in it, she's really good at Special Effects Makeup.   Princess T got a Cute Halloween Bucket filled with Candy from Management Today.

It started Storming again at Dusk, but didn't Rain as hard, just a lot of loud Thunder and Lightening.  I watched a Special about the Life of Vincent Price, the King of Horror Genre, Loved Vincent Price and that Voice of his, epitomizes the Horror Movie Genre.  I was appalled to learn he didn't get Royalties for his Voice in the Michael Jackson Thriller, he only got $800 while Jackson made Millions, around 134 Million.  Now I'm watching his Horror Movie Marathon of Movies from the 1950's.  So I'm going to enjoy this Evening watching Old Vincent Price Horror Movies.  Started with "The Fly" {1958}, which also starred David Hedison, who I used to have such a Crush on when he was in "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" {1964-1968}.   It was very comedic to watch it now since the Acting is quite melodramatic and quite bad and doesn't Age well... but I watched it thru to the end anyway.  *LOL*   "The Fly" remake with Jeff Goldblum {1986} was the first Movie I ever saw him in.

I just couldn't get thru the whole Vincent Price Old Classics Marathon, they were going to do "House Of Wax" {1953} next, which was shot in 3-D, the first Color 3-D Feature Film released by a Major American Studio and Stereophonic Sound.  It was actually a remake of a 1933 Film "Mystery Of The Wax Museum".  But I don't know whether I can stay up and watch them all, even tho' it's not that late, I'm tired.  And this Year I haven't sat and watched the Cult Classic Horror Movies becoz I've been too busy to watch much TV.  And Real Life has been scary enuf this Year, the News is scarier now than any Horror Movie... and the difference being, it's Real and happening!!!  They could have someone like Vincent Price narrating Today's News... his eerie Voice would be most appropriate.

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Autumnal Vibes from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian