coolenough2's blog post

So it was Halloween. I ate some Halloween candy. Among other things, I ate a Butterfinger. What the hell is that in the middle of a Butterfinger? It does, indeed, taste very good. But what the fuck is it? Why is it crunchy? Does it have any relation to anything that occurs naturally? It scares me. Creeps me out. So it's the perfect Halloween food, I guess.

I really thought there would be more of a push down here to make Halloween more of a Tuesday or Thursday activity. This is the Bible Belt, and Wednesday is a church night. You usually hear more outcry against Halloween. Maybe this little piece of shit city I live in is actually becoming sophisticated enough to accept Halloween.

Then again, maybe no one does trick or treat anymore at all because of the rising crime rate here. And that's sad.

It's interesting how pagan holidays have endured in Western culture. Even Easter and Christmas have pagan origins, or at least incorporate them. It's really just the same old thing over and over, and it's in many cultures. Spring is fertility time (why kids hunt for eggs) and winter is a time of rationing (so we give thanks for what we have before it starts.) Halloween, though, that one is kind of weird. It might be the most spiritual, at least in a literal sense.

After Halloween starts the spiritual malaise that many people encounter during the holiday season. I've been a victim of it myself. Perhaps Halloween is when you're supposed to make your peace with the dead. Not at Lent, but at All Hallow's Eve. That's just a thought from a heathen.