So it’s Halloween. I went to a little party over the weekend dressed as a “naughty Republican” - gray skirt suit with a miniskirt, and a white buttondown under the jacket. I had a vintage “Let’s Back Ronald Reagan for Governor” button on and that was it. It went well.

I just bought tonight’s candy this morning, because otherwise it would have been gone by now! I got snack size Almond Joy, single-serving Reese’s peanut butter cups, and snack size regular Hershey’s chocolate for the kiddies who are either allergic or simply don’t like nuts or coconut. Although actually, we tend to get more older kids than we do little ones - middle and high school age, rather than preschool and elementary age. Some years we only get a handful of kids at all.

Oh crap, I just remembered that yesterday was the first anniversary of my biological father’s death. Huh.

I booked our hotel in Las Vegas today. It’s only for the part of the stay my wife’s company is paying for, as we will be booking our own extension separately. Yes, I booked for what my wife’s company is paying for…apparently I am a better travel agent than those the company uses. It was really tough to find somewhere that stayed under the $114 daily maximum on President’s Day weekend, but I ended up with the America’s Best Value Inn on East Tropicana Avenue. They have free wireless internet, hooray! Reviews seem to be pretty mixed, some people hated it and some people liked it. If something doesn’t work out with that motel, there is also the Motel 6 on the same block.