Hollow...eeeee!
Not to belabor the point but somewhere along the way we seem to have lost Thanksgiving. Oh they're will be cases of turkeys and pumpkins, and watching college football games. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Perhaps I've just noticed this more each year since Halloween decorations now began appearing in August. Yes, August! And this year they were huge...and expensive. But really, who buy these monster figures, say, other than my neighbor who has already put up his Christmas lights (didn't we just begin fall not that long ago?). And I couldn't help but notice that even at places such as Costco and Home Depot, the Halloween displays are quickly being shoved into smaller and smaller sections of the stores, the part with all those patio furniture closeouts. A few pallets of bagged candy, one rack of cheap, glittery costumes aimed at parents with 2-year olds, and it's time to make way for Christmas! What has happened to us? How did a candy-filled fest