it's october

God's creation-wise, i LOVE october; autumn's in full swing, colors are changing, the air is crisp, theres nothing as nice as bundling up and heading outside (or, in my case, heading into a bedroom where the window has been open all day and climbing under the covers, breathing in cool, fresh air.) outdoors in october is beautiful.... except by the river if you run into the rotting corpse of a spawned out salmon, lol!

but world-wise? i HATE october - it's the month of halloween. i have to endure symbols of death and gruesomely dressed mannequins residing day and night in stores and malls. last year there was a display in one of the empty store fronts (in our half-empty mall) depicting a gruesome scene, of a beheading if i recall correctly.... a scene straight out of an R-rated horror/slasher movie..... and families walking right past it; the parents, not even seeming to notice the display, pushing their infants in strollers slowly past the gore, patiently holding the hands of their toddlers as they toddle on by the gore, not paying any attention when their school-aged kids stop and linger at the display. i hate to think of the nightmares some of these children might have, especially if they are old enough to realize the violence of it....

as an adult, my recall of such images is disturbing enough. i can't imagine the impression it makes on children.

i hate october.