We actually have our Safe-Treat event tomorrow, which is where all the businesses on the Square or anyone else that wants to provide treats to all the youngsters who are dressed up as vampires, witches, scarecrows, hobos or anythin' else they (or their parents) could come up with so as to scare us out of some treats. I stopped by Wal-Mart today to get ready for the event. Last time I my office was on the Square, what two years ago, I was prepared for about 100 or so kids to come by and found that I had estimated way too low. This year I prepared for 500. I was lookin' around to what type of candy to get, was settlin' on a couple of different mixed bags of candy when my eye caught bags of Tiger Pops. Sorry, kids, but no way in the world was someone called Tiger gonna pass on that, so I bought 10 bags of those striped artificially fruit flavored lollipops, meanin' I have 500 of them ready to hand out tomorrow night. I also bought a bucket to hold them in and two scary plastic or somethin' Jack o' Lanterns as well.
It is a big event here, as all the churches also have a festival here at the same time, with all kinds of things for kids to do, games and such, as well a few vendors. I also donated $100 to assist the churches this year, so after the $50 I spent on candy and stuff, I am about out $150. Since I have no kids of my own, I guess I have no problem goin' out a bit more for other people's kids.* It is a great event, and if you are even near our area and have some kids, drop by. Really, I asked a few three years ago where they were from and some came as far as from San Antonio and from just north of the Texas-Oklahoma border to come to the event.
*Actually, since I was on the point of takin' care of other people's kids, however, it does rankle me continuously how many people who have kids and yet seem to really take no responsibility for them. I was behind two really young ladies with three toddlers between them at the cashier line, both of whom had several grocery items, one with like 4 gallons of milk, and both times, when it came time to pay, they whipped out their Lone Star Cards. I have previously reported that the Lone Star Card is what has replaced Food Stamps in Texas. I just wonder where the fathers of those kids were and why they were not takin' care of their kids, and if they were nowhere around, why those gals had kids with the bastards in the first place. Kids havin' kids seems that have gone completely rampant in our society and it is drivin' me nuts.
Posted by notGeorge at October 31, 2003 03:04 PMsounds like you like kids...good for ya...how is the dating thing, going...if i may be so presumptuous to ask...anonymous gurl...
Posted by: anonymous gurl at October 31, 2003 05:52 PMNot well, but then when you are nearing 50, women of child bearing age tend to pass when you try to ask them out. Of course, if I looked more like Harrison Ford than Henry Ford's corpse, it might help.
Posted by: Tiger at October 31, 2003 06:07 PMi dunno about that...it seems a lot of woman are waiting later these days for kids...and i see a lot of older father these days...and almost 50 is old anyway...yeah, but can you see Harrison going coochee coo to a kid? Hey, we are all beautiful, remember that...keep trying on the relationship thing...gurl...3 in the morning and i am wide awake fell asleep early last night and this is the price I pay...gurl
Posted by: anonymous gurl at November 1, 2003 02:56 AMlol---i meant to say almost 50 is not old anyway...really, I did...hey, dare, I suggest shave the beard and go for a new look--if the ladies want the superficial stuff...shake it up a bit...smile...gurl
Posted by: anonymous gurl at November 1, 2003 02:58 AM