What kind of wuss was he?
Is is being an Old Coot™ if the person you're Cooting at is twenty years your senior? See, today James Lileks is talking about Hallowe'en, and how the actual day is a bit anti-climactic after all the parties and such that have been going on all month. He goes on to explain that in His Day™, Hallowe'en was a one-shot deal, which could be a bad thing, because the whole thing could be ruined by a single bout of inclement weather. Weather?!? I exclaim, indignant. You let a little thing like rain or a blizzard get in the way of Trick-or-Treating?!? Honestly, the guy grew up in frickin' Fargo. It's not like they're not used to freakish October blizzards. As long as the snow wasn't actually over your head (or the head of the biggest kid in the group), you were fine. One year, I walked home from school, uphill, barefoot, through the snow, then I put on boots and went out Trick-or-Treating. The next day, the city was shut down, because we got six feet of snow overnight. One of about three times in my memory that the city of St. Paul actually shut down on account of the weather. There were only about three feet of snow by the time I was out begging for candy from strangers. I was fine, if a little miffed because Moon Boots are not appropriate footwear for a gypsy. Do you know how much candy you get if you go out during a blizzard?