Back To School

I haven't blogged in a spell, getting ready for back to school. Well, I guess that is just an excuse, because the world seems so f-ed up, that I am not sure what to rant about anymore. I watched Spike Lee's flick on Katrina on the HBO, and was moved and angered by the fact, that a year later, there is still so much work to do, so many people displaced, and FEMA, what a JOKE they are. Chertoff is an ass. The cronyism in Washington; Rumsfeld, Chaney, Rove, the triumverit of evil, as I like to call them; Iraq, Iran. It is so overwhelming. At least Bill Marr is back. He gives me a bit of perspective. The overwhelming corruption of the Administration makes it almost impossible to watch any news. I know Bush is lying if I see his lips moving, and they always are. I am bummed that the crazy Aussie, Steve Irwin, got killed by a stingray. He really lived life on the edge. Tomorrow, the kids head back to school, in a district embroiled in controversy, because the Mayor of L.A. feels he can do a better job. What a joke. Completely violates the California Constitution.

On the bright side, Halloween is coming. I have already started my Halloween shopping. It is my favorite holiday and I do it up right. In my neighborhood, my house is known as the scary house. Every year, my sons and our friends and I go to a lot of trouble to scare the crap out of people. We watch them stand down at the bottom of our driveway, arguing about whether they should come to the door or not. Last year we did Michael Myers and Freddy Kruger. This year, my oldest wants to do a Star Wars Halloween. LAME. But, I will still have the cemetery in the front yard, with everything lit with black lights and candles. Creepy music, fog and cobwebs. Stuffed corpses, some of which always seem to get up and follow the trick-or-treaters back down the driveway and make them scream and literally cry. Once a mom asked me why do we have to scare everyone. The answer was simple: It's Halloween Baby!