Yes, that's right. This was the evening when kids all across North America would don costumes of their favorite superheroes, demons, goblins and such and parade around neighborhoods begging for candy treats. I say "was" because thanks to COVID and in some places, political correctness, this practice has all but disappeared.
Still, the candy flew off the shelves, so if not out trick-or-treating, the sweet are being handed out in parties or other events that would make the COVID police gasp in horror.
Me? I'm debating staying at home and servicing the few that might ring my bell, but there's also a parade I have been invited to walk in (one mile) and I can just toss candy to bystanders. I like the exercise, so I'm seriously considering it.
This week is another training week for me, with Tuesday being the outlier. I'm taking off Tuesday to serve as an elections officer (I live in Virginia, where the saying is we like elections so much we hold them every year). I worked as a poll watcher yesterday for early/absentee voting, and the turnout was tremendous. It was noted that yesterday alone, over 2% of the electorate voted. There's a lot of interest in the elections this year.
Last week and now this week, my attendance at the open mic night is foeststalled, so I'm just working on my material (and nerve) preparing myself for the night I do get to it.
So, other than Halloween, it's a regular Sunday for me. How about for you?