[midday]
Practical jokes are fun…but you should make sure you clean up the evidence!
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Okay, Halloween is about 70 days away. And I know that it’s a bit early to be worrying about what I’ll be wearing on Halloween…but it’s been a few years since I’ve been in a position where I wanted to dress up for the holiday.
For the past five years now I’ve been working for a youth-serving agency, but this is the first year in about 3 that I’m working directly with kids on Halloween day, so I’d like to dress up. Here are a list of Halloween costumes I’m considering:
A Mike & Ike Box – For some unknown reason a few children call me “Mike & Ikes” and I thought I could easily make a 6 foot Mike & Ikes box with my face sticking out of it. To go a long with this costume I could buy a bag of Mike & Ikes and give them out.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me or Tickle Me Too – Remember them? They went for a a ride in a flying shoe. They are characters in a Shel Silverstein poem. I’ve always thought it would be fun to be some obscure character for Halloween. It would probably get annoying explaining who I was all day.
The Jonas Brothers – Like all three of them…I could make one of those costumes where all of the hands and legs are attached so we all walk together. I’ve seen people do it with the Three Stooges (pretty much the same thing, right?). Remember that I’m trying to please children and tweens with this costume.
Anyone else have any ideas?
My predecessor has this ugly thing hanging…should I get rid of it? It’s just a dust collector, in my opinion. But I’m also prone to making rash decisions and throwing EVERYTHING out!
[midday]
You’ve been working to hard today. Put up your feet and take ten.
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As always, here’s a picture of a kid using the naughty finger to help you get through your Monday.
[books]
This weekend I read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. [Amazon] And it’s no wonder he won the Pulitzer for this book. I know some people that don’t read books if Oprah suggests them, but I’d recommend you pick up this one despite the Oprah backing.
I went into this book expecting something great – McCarthy wrote No Country For Old Men, and that was pretty good. And the premise of this story sounded pretty interesting: A dude and his son live in a postapocalyptic America where the line between good and bad becomes incredibly apparent.
McCarthy’s style included no direct quotations, which at first was difficult to read, but got easier and easier as I got deeper into it. Here’s an example:
Did you have any friends?
Yes. I did.
Lots of them?
Yes.
Do you remember them?
Yes. I remember them.
What happened to them?
They died.
All of them?
Yes. All of them.
Do you miss them?
Yes. I do.
Where are we going?
We’re going south.
Okay.
McCarthy writes a story where the characters ask themselves daily, “Why go on?” And how many of us have asked ourselves that very question? Just imagine if our world was as hellish as that of The Road – a world where every day is a struggle for food and safety – would you have the courage to continue walking down the road?
Why is my desk so messy?!?
This is a challenge. I challenge you to make next week a good one. Try to focus on these words this week:
