There it was. The annual letter explaining why Halloween should be done away with. Does she really think that we sit our little goblins down and tell them, "As you participate in your school party and go trick-or-treating remember the ancient, evil origins of this night"?
Next week, the moan will be that the Christmas decorations are in the stores before Dracula's grave is cold. They complain about the hoopla and commercialism of all of the holidays. We start too early, we celebrate too long. We're too loud, too bright. I say, "Bah, humbug."I love every minute of it. Can't get enough. I decorate my yard, my home, my desk at work and even myself for every holiday. It brings me joy. It makes me happy.
So if you grumpy Gus folk don't want to participate, don't. No one insists that you do. But for those of us who really love the holidays and all that comes with it, don't rain on our parade.
Jeri Lynn Bliss
West Valley City