Halloween and the movie of the same name

How many of you luv Halloween...Man, I do...I used to love to dress up and get the candy...Now, I love to see the younger kids getting together and searching after their own treasure house. You know the one that has the best of the best candy and they don't care how much you take. I love that stuff. One of my other loves is the movie of the same name...a certifiable classic. It is the ultimate spookshow. I was never a big fan of those horror movies that had all of that bloody gore in them. It always seemed like it was too easy to resort to that. Ahhhh but Halloween was different. Sure it had a spooky killer but what made him so spooky was that he was just a human. On top of that he had no emotions and no features to speak of. I loved the way that John Carpenter made the buildup of the scare more important than the scare itself. I loved the use of lighting to dramatize an entrance or the way the lighting creates a scary silouhette of the shape. I also love the fact that the movie was an homage to the films that preceded it. Psycho, Nite of the Living Dead. I know that most people see these things as just dumb spook flicks but just remember there would be no Scream or The Blair Witch Project without it. So when next Tuesday rolls around I suggest when all of the kids go to bed that you dim all of the lites and put on an original version of John Carpenter's masterpiece and allow yourself to be scared out of your wit without being grossed out. It will scare the enjoyment out of you....Happy Halloween!!!!

Fall Weather

Well, October is upon us and so is fall....Recently, in the last few days, the weather has been really nice and warm and sunny. Not anymore. It feels more like winter is blowing in more than fall. The great thing about fall is the vibrant colors of the leaves and the way the cool air kind of tickles your lungs. And let's not forget about the football weather. Oh baby!!! Penn State vs. Michigan...what can get better than that. Let's hope our luck has gotten better than our performance at Notre Dame and Ohio State. Lately, I have struggled with the tragic deaths of people that were very close to me. I have struggled to understand why things happen, and why they happen to certain people. I wonder why God makes things this way. I have started to see though that the people that have passed on in this life are the lucky ones because they have become a foot soldier in God's army. What can be a better calling than that?! I still grieve for those that are gone and I grieve for the people that have not passed on but have left my life. All of these people hold a place of honor in my house and at my table. They all touched my life in some special way. For those, that have left my life I am so sorry to see you go...and I miss you soo much...but I understand you have a path to follow and a journey separate from mine. I wish we could be together but in life we don't pick the challenges, we only face them.

What is Life

You know sometimes I wish I could be a real hard ass and be one of those people that really could put up a stink and when they walk into the room people feared what they might do. I do not happen to be one of those people. I am one of those people that always try to see "outside of the box". I often times care so much about what others are thinking that I don't stop to think of what it would feel like if I actually cared about something. I know that sounds weird but if you think about it there really are two different types of people. Those that only care for themselves and those that care about others so much they forget to take care of themselves. Guess what type I am? You got it. I care so much about others that I often times bury my own emotions and wants so deep that I forget about what it is I actually care about. I know that sounds stupid and hard to do but I have mastered that feat pretty well....I am not feeling sorry for myself because God gives all of us a gift and a place on this earth. It is up to us to find that niche. I think I was put here to be the person that cares unconditionally and never asks for anything in return. That is not a bad thing. It is a good thing. Along the way you find that just being who you are is enough and when it feels like it is not enough...IT IS!!!! We only live once....I guess we should live it like it was going to end tomorrow.....I know I am trying to do that.....Wish me luck....