All Saints Day

Happy November! I cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by. Don't we all say that every year though? At what point do we begin to say "Damn.. this year is just drag-assin' along!"? I suppose when I am old, decrepit and pooping my pants that I will long for death yet it will not find me quickly enough.

This week, my business acumen (ha!) and patience has been really put to the test. It is not anything that I can freely discuss here in this forum but I feel I am growing old quickly. Between worry, lack of sleep, and a badly-needed haircut, I am beginning to look as old as I feel. Since Jaclyn does not have a bathtub in her apartment, she brought all kinds of bath oils, bubbles and scents to my place. All this stuff is supposed to help one to decompress and be swept away into blissful relaxtion. Perhaps I will give it a try. However, there's something about taking a bath that makes me really feel like I am wasting productive time and end up not enjoying it (kinda like George Constanza getting a massage).

Sunday evening, Jaclyn brought over pumpkins for carving. She, Doug (good) and myself used our artistic talents to bring three jack-o-laterns to life. As you can see, they turned out quite nicely.

That is one of the good things about Jaclyn. A 34-year-old man carving a pumpkin for no real reason may sound silly to some. We view it as together time. A time to pose with and take pictures of our creations. A time to make a memory. It's something we can talk about and remember fondly. Everyone should carve pumpkins with their girlfriends on Halloween.

When I was small, I remember my mother reciting Five Little Pumpkins to me. For some reason, it created such a visual in my little brain. I always thought that if I looked out the back door at just the right time, I would catch the pumpkins sitting there on top of the gate leading to the backyard. It seemed so real to me. To this day, I can still see what I saw in my mind as a child.

Five little Pumpkins
sitting on a gate.
The first one said
"My, it's getting late."
The second one said,
"There are witches in the air"
The third one said,
"But we don’t care"
The forth one said,
"We’ll run and run and run"
The fifth one said,
"It's just Halloween fun."
"Whooooo" went the wind
And out went the light
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of site.

Life is too short my friends.. too short. Go hug your mother, shake your dad's hand and kiss your girlfriend.