SATURDAY COMEDY: AN AUTUMN TALE. Yo! This neighbor had a whole menagerie of junk in their yard-- like when people be tacky and buy the whole of Christmas past, present and future in styrofoam and plop that stuff down on their 15X30 plot of grass-- only it was Halloween stuff. I dont remember seeing illuminated Halloween stuff until I left Philly, but I digress. This stuff was all lit up. And cute, too. Not even scary. Ive never celebrated Halloween nor do I care to, but I thought it was supposed to be scary. Sorry, let me get back on topic. So, the ring leader of the brood or should I say gestalt? Yes, German words sound scarier-- only this wasnt scary-- was this giant snowman blowup dude, only it was a giant Jack O Lantern blowup snowman dude. Or some tall thing in 3 or 4 scoops with orange lights glowing from inside where his intestines would be, if he werent made of nylon. Frosty the-- I mean, Sticky (pumpkins and candy are sticky, right?) the Jack O Man thing, was smiling all nice and cute, though. He had a string of bats around his waist and over his shoulders like a Klingon warriors sash. Made him look quite fabulous, actually, in a Count von Count kind of way. The rest of the yard was covered in a million overly cute Halloween things. Made me think of Gizmo in Gremlins when they put water on his head and a billion Mogawais started popping out his back. We dont die, we multiply! Or something like that. I get my 80s and 90s mixed, sometimes. Ok, let me stop digressing, again. Yeah, folks. They made my eyes hurt, all that stuff crammed in the yard. Its funny, because autumn has always been my thing. Back home in Pennsylvania, we do it properly. Fresh apple cider with tons of mulling spice. Spiced wafers. Spiced pies. Other food that tastes good. Which thankfully, they had in the supermarket, today. Unusually for a NJ-Greater NYC store, but they actually had Philadelphia products. Herrs Lightly Salted (I wish they had the no-salt kind, like back in Philly), Zeiglers Honey Crisp Cider, Sweetzels Spiced Wafers, Maiers sammich rolls--not as good as Amorosos-- but at least theyre made in PA. Pennsylvania has the best grub in the US. Period. THEY EVEN HAD EGGNOG. Well, I dont drink eggnog, but the soy version. Still waiting for the coconut milk version, but in the meantime-- we shall INDULGE! Set a course for Tau Ceti, warp 6.5. INDULGE! Or something like that. I know its early for eggnog, but its got spices in it, and Im not so old that I cant adapt to some innovations. Eggnog (Vegan) in October? Oh, my! Happy Holidays (it aint even [US] Thanksgiving, yet. But this eggnog is hittin, tho.]!
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:19:28 +0000
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