I did my share of trick or treating as a kid, although living in a semi-rural area meant some walking between front doors. These days I don't personally make a big deal out of Halloween, though we're invited to a neighborhood gathering later this afternoon and will attend to avoid seeming curmudgeonly.
Nevertheless I realize I am out of step; every year our society makes a bigger deal of Halloween for adults. It's an excuse to dress up and do masquerade, something humans have enjoyed for hundreds of years, being a little (or a lot) naughty while thinly disguised.
Halloween-on-steroids is part of the Weimar vibe recently in fashion. There are some indications this overripe era may be on the way out as preliminary hints of a religious revival are popping up here and there. As His Orangeness is fond of saying, "We'll see what happens."
In the meantime, have a Happy Halloween and indulge ... carefully.
