A few items to begin the month with

• Yo, people, where's the chocolate?!?? These charming boys went trick or treating, and although they have plenty of sugar to speed up their already hyper-active brains, I must admit I was disappointed. Firstly, who gives hard cinnamon flavored candy to a 1-yr old? Secondly, what's up with all the gummy body parts and lollipops? Only two fun-sized Hershey bars in my eldest's pumpkin, and one in #2's. What do these people think I'm going to snack on for the next year?!!?


• I got to go see David Sedaris. If you aren't jealous you are either (a) completely without a sense of humor, or (b) in possession of a sense of humor but haven't yet heard or read him. Hear or read him, people.


• News from the Mothership (that would be me): The latest rage in our house, at least in our high chair, is drinking from a sippy cup with the lid unscrewed. Does it leak? Oh, yes. But Boy #2 absolutely refuses to drink unless the lid is unscrewed and easy to remove. We have approximately 2 sippy cups with straws, which he is now confined to, as the type where you have to raise it at an angle like a soda can just drenches him. Which also angers him. Where did he get this idea?



• Think there's nothing on TV? Guess you haven't been to Asia lately. Human Tetris was mentioned at the gym today, and I thought it was worth a mention. If nothing else, the fashion statement it makes is simply good entertainment. (By the way, the point is to contort yourself into the shape that the "wall" comes out with, and if you don't do it early enough, you get pushed into the pool of yellow water. And to think the best the US of A could come up with is The Price is Right.)



• I'm not known for driving slowly, but this really irritates me. Can anyone explain why a driver would take an expressway through town when there is a perfectly good frontage road on which to go 20 miles UNDER the speed limit? I don't get it. If I'm behind you, I'll be going the speed limit even if it puts me tantalizingly close to the spare tire in your trunk. Use that right shoe to push that rectangular piece of metal to the floor, lady. Or get outta my way.