Most people who celebrate Easter love this holiday because it falls in line with the beginning of Spring. The weather is usually pleasant, and after being forced inside to seek refuge from the snow and cold all winter, it's literally a breath of fresh air.
With all holidays these days, the emphasis has shifted from religious celebrations, to the main focus being secular celebrations.
Well, having said that, what I saw at Target this week would make Peter Cottontail cry. The markups on their Easter supplies (candy, baskets, decorations, etc.) have gone through the roof. Items that are normally a dollar or two are now going for 3 or 4. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
More and more I'm seeing that the average joe is being priced out of anything. Look at sporting events, for example. You can't go to a pro game unless you're willing to spend at least a couple hundred dollars, between tickets, parking, food, etc. Prices for everything are going up at a much higher rate than normal inflation and in the same time, people are losing their jobs or having to take pay cuts. Most people consider themselves lucky to have their pay remain stagnant.
Well, all was not lost. I can proclaim that Walgreens has saved the day! They have several reasonable alternatives. Being on the buying side, I can see how these companies are putting the squeeze on retailers to increase prices, but Walgreens has sidestepped this issue by carrying off brands of staple Easter items that can retail at several dollars lower than their name brand equivalents. Target, for some reason, has not bought into this philosophy.
I can't help but think that this wouldn't be necessary except for the buyer at Target must not be very good at analyzing their business. Every holiday there is so much stock left over that you are forced to deeply mark down the stock at a loss just to clear the way for the inventory that you have to bring in for the next holiday. If they would just cut their buy in half, then they would be able to sell almost all of their inventory before it had to get to the mark down phase and they could charge a more reasonable rate from the get go. At some point, the Target seasonal buyer has a margin to protect. My guess is that since they are taking such a blood bath with all of the inventory that they have to mark down to 75% off, that they have to take an increased markup initially in order to make any money at all. The little guy ends up paying for these increases, which is just disappointing. The consumer has to make up for companies that are telling buyers that they have the greatest thing this side of Mason-Dixon and buyers who don't analyze their business deeply enough to realize that they are marking down at least half of their inventory.
Unfortunately, the only reasonable solution is to take a stand and celebrate holidays a couple of days after the actual holiday. That way you can buy your Easter candy on Easter Monday at 75% off, and the consumer is finally a winner! Somewhere, Clark Griswald is nodding his smile of approval!
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
December 1
Today is the first day of December and the beginning of the last month of the year. So much has changed. I had surgery in January to help open my airways. What a difference that made. I've changed offices from Crystal to Small Electrics and Luggage. My first boss moved to Minnesota, then my next boss moved to Atlanta. All totaled, I'm working on my 4th boss since this time last year. The Yankees won the World Series. We got a new puppy, named Sammie (Samantha Mumba Leardini). We made tons of new friends, had a great vacation with Linn, Eric, Kevin, and Babette, and organized a fun picnic in April.
The new year will be awesome! We're going to spend our anniversary in California with the Andersons. I just bought a new Air Hockey table for our basement! My work just reinstated 401K match and raises will start again in March, so that's great news!
I have to say, on another note, this time of year sucks because of all the cheesy christmas movies on tv. I literally heard some people talking about this movie at work the other day regarding this dog named Christmas. First of all, who names anything after a holiday? I mean, I'm not naming Sammie "Day of the Dead" or anything. After all, it is a feel good holiday, but it's just not appropriate for naming purposes. On the second note, who is watching a movie about a dog. What? Was Lassie not available? Old Yeller being saved for another time of year? White Fang already been checked out? I mean, come on...you can not tell me in this day and age of 200+ TV stations there was not a crime drama/sporting event/hollywood minute/headline news/etc show to watch (In that vein, you should seriously check out A&E, they have the best shows that almost nobody knows about - Parking Wars, Hoarders, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Sell This House, Intervention ----> they're all the best, let me tell you)
The bottom line is that while I am a pet lover, these movies are the worst. Almost as bad are the annoying Christmas carols that you hear. I seriously had someone quote "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". Youtube this. You won't thank me. This is the worst song I've ever heard. I think that a 5 year old with the trots could do better. Diarrhea, Cha-Cha-Cha......
The new year will be awesome! We're going to spend our anniversary in California with the Andersons. I just bought a new Air Hockey table for our basement! My work just reinstated 401K match and raises will start again in March, so that's great news!
I have to say, on another note, this time of year sucks because of all the cheesy christmas movies on tv. I literally heard some people talking about this movie at work the other day regarding this dog named Christmas. First of all, who names anything after a holiday? I mean, I'm not naming Sammie "Day of the Dead" or anything. After all, it is a feel good holiday, but it's just not appropriate for naming purposes. On the second note, who is watching a movie about a dog. What? Was Lassie not available? Old Yeller being saved for another time of year? White Fang already been checked out? I mean, come on...you can not tell me in this day and age of 200+ TV stations there was not a crime drama/sporting event/hollywood minute/headline news/etc show to watch (In that vein, you should seriously check out A&E, they have the best shows that almost nobody knows about - Parking Wars, Hoarders, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Sell This House, Intervention ----> they're all the best, let me tell you)
The bottom line is that while I am a pet lover, these movies are the worst. Almost as bad are the annoying Christmas carols that you hear. I seriously had someone quote "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". Youtube this. You won't thank me. This is the worst song I've ever heard. I think that a 5 year old with the trots could do better. Diarrhea, Cha-Cha-Cha......
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Grocery Time....Cha Ching
Ok, so we love going to Bi-Lo. I know that it's pretty much the Rich Man's Food Lion, but I'm ok with that until I start noticing Food Lion tags on things and then I'm outtie. This week though, The B-Lo has turkeys for 39 cents a pound. My wife is practically frothing at the mouth about this. She nearly knocked me to the ground to get to the Ad.
I couldn't tell you what else is in that Ad, because my wife was so excited about the friggin' turkey. It is so inexpensive, I told her that we should buy a big huge one and freeze whatever we don't eat that day. (The cooked, but uneaten portion) I don't think that we could get a better deal than 20 pounds of turkey for 7 bucks or whatever.
I'm all about trying to save a few bucks, so we'll see how this goes. If I blog in a few weeks from the hospital, the dots shouldn't be too hard to connect.
So, onto other matters. Next week, there will be some remodeling done in my basement. My dad and I are going to frame out a wall and build some shelves so that I don't have to put everything on the floor in our store room.
Well, I'm sure that you all are excited here on the eve of the Venezuelan Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá, because frankly, who isn't? While I know that this observance gets lost in the shuffle of Shogi day, it still is a prominent celebration in the Leardini household. It's been a tough celebration to maintain, however, because we don't want it to infringe upon our gala celebration of International Toilet Day, which will be celebrated this year on Thursday. And who could think of a celebration that isn't more worthy? I believe that we'll be able to squeeze them all in this week. It's always a party to go in the Leardini Household. HOLLA!
I couldn't tell you what else is in that Ad, because my wife was so excited about the friggin' turkey. It is so inexpensive, I told her that we should buy a big huge one and freeze whatever we don't eat that day. (The cooked, but uneaten portion) I don't think that we could get a better deal than 20 pounds of turkey for 7 bucks or whatever.
I'm all about trying to save a few bucks, so we'll see how this goes. If I blog in a few weeks from the hospital, the dots shouldn't be too hard to connect.
So, onto other matters. Next week, there will be some remodeling done in my basement. My dad and I are going to frame out a wall and build some shelves so that I don't have to put everything on the floor in our store room.
Well, I'm sure that you all are excited here on the eve of the Venezuelan Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá, because frankly, who isn't? While I know that this observance gets lost in the shuffle of Shogi day, it still is a prominent celebration in the Leardini household. It's been a tough celebration to maintain, however, because we don't want it to infringe upon our gala celebration of International Toilet Day, which will be celebrated this year on Thursday. And who could think of a celebration that isn't more worthy? I believe that we'll be able to squeeze them all in this week. It's always a party to go in the Leardini Household. HOLLA!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Fall
I'm not sure that I like Fall as a season, although there are certain things that I enjoy about it.
1. Many of the best holidays occur in the Fall. I think, other than Christmas, many people think that Halloween is one of the best holidays. Most people enjoy Thanksgiving also. Christmas just misses by a couple of days. If you'd like to refer to a previous blog, the Mexican anniversary of The Day of the Dead is also during this time. Not sure how this ranks in popularity with other Mexican holidays but it's at least popular enough to be listed on my calendar at work, and I noticed that someone called it out on facebook today.
2. The weather is much more moderate. I hate it when the temperature is either sweltering or freezing. I really wish it could be in the high 60s to high 70s all the time.
3. All of the main sports are watchable at this point. The World Series is usually pretty exciting, the NFL is pretty good, hockey and basketball are just getting started...
4. Other than raking leaves, the yard work factor goes down dramatically and is a lot less exhausting due largely to #2.
Spring is probably the best time because everyone has cabin fever and is ready to get out and have fun in the outdoors. I wonder if homeless people get cabin fever. I'm sure that they like spring because it's not freezing while they sleep. Do you think that Homeless people go south for the winter? I'm sure it's a long drive and all that, but maybe they save up the change that they beg for and buy a bus ticket south. Once they end up in Florida, then they're good to go. Ok, so now my mind is racing. Do you think that homeless people in Florida have to worry about Aligators or Crocodiles sneaking up on them while they are sleeping? I mean, if they were warding off vampires, then they could wear garlic, but, what do you do to ward off reptiles while sleeping? I may have to go to the mountain for this one.
Halloween post mortum....
So we went to Shawn and Nichole's for their Halloween gathering. It was great on 2 fronts. #1 is that I love a party. #2 is that I didn't have to sit around and wait for the 7 trick or treaters that we were bound to get. I severely doubt that we would have even gotten that many. It was pouring rain, which would have seriously limited the "crowd".
So, I got into my Michelin Man Costume, and it was pretty ridicuolus looking. On a scale 1-10 it was a 1 and a half. I first wrapped myself in bubble wrap, which was cool. Then I wrapped the bubble wrap in paper towels. Those paper towels were ripping and falling off almost from the get go. In retrospect, I should have taken white plastic bags and wrapped the bubble wrap with that and I would have looked much more credible. I came in, got the requiste laughs and stripped out of the costume almost immediately.
The rest of the night was a blast. We went bobbing for apples. My wife went under water better than Aqua Man. She had the apple in less than 10 seconds. It was uncanny. I was a little bit longer, but again not too bad. My technique was to pin the apple against the bottom of bin and then bite for all that I was worth. At least I didn't have to worry about messing up my hair.
We finished the night by watching the Yankees crush the spirit of the Phillies by coming from behind to best them in game 3 of the World Series. If all goes well, then we'll be 27 time World Champions after tonight. If not, then we'll just have to wait and win it in front of our home fans on Wednesday.
1. Many of the best holidays occur in the Fall. I think, other than Christmas, many people think that Halloween is one of the best holidays. Most people enjoy Thanksgiving also. Christmas just misses by a couple of days. If you'd like to refer to a previous blog, the Mexican anniversary of The Day of the Dead is also during this time. Not sure how this ranks in popularity with other Mexican holidays but it's at least popular enough to be listed on my calendar at work, and I noticed that someone called it out on facebook today.
2. The weather is much more moderate. I hate it when the temperature is either sweltering or freezing. I really wish it could be in the high 60s to high 70s all the time.
3. All of the main sports are watchable at this point. The World Series is usually pretty exciting, the NFL is pretty good, hockey and basketball are just getting started...
4. Other than raking leaves, the yard work factor goes down dramatically and is a lot less exhausting due largely to #2.
Spring is probably the best time because everyone has cabin fever and is ready to get out and have fun in the outdoors. I wonder if homeless people get cabin fever. I'm sure that they like spring because it's not freezing while they sleep. Do you think that Homeless people go south for the winter? I'm sure it's a long drive and all that, but maybe they save up the change that they beg for and buy a bus ticket south. Once they end up in Florida, then they're good to go. Ok, so now my mind is racing. Do you think that homeless people in Florida have to worry about Aligators or Crocodiles sneaking up on them while they are sleeping? I mean, if they were warding off vampires, then they could wear garlic, but, what do you do to ward off reptiles while sleeping? I may have to go to the mountain for this one.
Halloween post mortum....
So we went to Shawn and Nichole's for their Halloween gathering. It was great on 2 fronts. #1 is that I love a party. #2 is that I didn't have to sit around and wait for the 7 trick or treaters that we were bound to get. I severely doubt that we would have even gotten that many. It was pouring rain, which would have seriously limited the "crowd".
So, I got into my Michelin Man Costume, and it was pretty ridicuolus looking. On a scale 1-10 it was a 1 and a half. I first wrapped myself in bubble wrap, which was cool. Then I wrapped the bubble wrap in paper towels. Those paper towels were ripping and falling off almost from the get go. In retrospect, I should have taken white plastic bags and wrapped the bubble wrap with that and I would have looked much more credible. I came in, got the requiste laughs and stripped out of the costume almost immediately.
The rest of the night was a blast. We went bobbing for apples. My wife went under water better than Aqua Man. She had the apple in less than 10 seconds. It was uncanny. I was a little bit longer, but again not too bad. My technique was to pin the apple against the bottom of bin and then bite for all that I was worth. At least I didn't have to worry about messing up my hair.
We finished the night by watching the Yankees crush the spirit of the Phillies by coming from behind to best them in game 3 of the World Series. If all goes well, then we'll be 27 time World Champions after tonight. If not, then we'll just have to wait and win it in front of our home fans on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday = Hump Day
Why does everyone call Wednesday "Hump Day"? I know that it's because you're getting over the hump of the work week, but in my opinion it makes the beginning of the week so much worse. Think about it. If you go into every week thinking that Monday and Tuesday are going to be up hill battles, then you're going to be in for it. I've noticed that when your Monday and Tuesdays suck, then your Sunday does as well. I spend a portion of my day on Sunday thinking that I don't want it to be tomorrow. On Sundays, we barely ever go out and when we do, it's never to do something fun. It's like we're trying to save up our energy for the suckiness of Monday and Tuesday.
Well, here's the deal. Today is Wednesday and I don't feel like I've gotten over the worst of the week. Thursday sucks just as bad as Tuesday.
Perhaps I will try a new tact and make more of my Sundays. That will make my weekend seem longer. Right now, my weekend is basically one day. Friday night is an untapped gold mine that I need to take advantage of in addition to Sunday.
November seems to be hump month. I think Thanksgiving is an okay holiday. Basically it's just a day to sit around and overeat. Yes, there is that rare treat of the family member who pulls their shirt up and sits on the couch with their pants unbuttoned. Don't get me wrong, the benefits of said person being morbidly overindulged with food go far beyond this. After all, there are belches and farts to come. Then there is the after dinner nap. If you're lucky, this person will start sawing wood so loudly that you won't be able to hear the tv. The day after Thanksgiving used to be a fun holiday. I think that they should come up with a better name than the day after Thanksgiving. Don't give me the Black Friday crap. That name sucks also. There is no originality to that. Shopapalooza sounds much better. I mean, we don't refer to Christmas as 7 days before the end of the year. Halloween isn't referred to as the last day in October. Heck, even the day after Christmas is Boxing Day, not the day after Christmas.
Well, I'm about to lose my chatting buddy, so I have to cut this short for now. Something tells me that I could go on and on about this though.
Well, here's the deal. Today is Wednesday and I don't feel like I've gotten over the worst of the week. Thursday sucks just as bad as Tuesday.
Perhaps I will try a new tact and make more of my Sundays. That will make my weekend seem longer. Right now, my weekend is basically one day. Friday night is an untapped gold mine that I need to take advantage of in addition to Sunday.
November seems to be hump month. I think Thanksgiving is an okay holiday. Basically it's just a day to sit around and overeat. Yes, there is that rare treat of the family member who pulls their shirt up and sits on the couch with their pants unbuttoned. Don't get me wrong, the benefits of said person being morbidly overindulged with food go far beyond this. After all, there are belches and farts to come. Then there is the after dinner nap. If you're lucky, this person will start sawing wood so loudly that you won't be able to hear the tv. The day after Thanksgiving used to be a fun holiday. I think that they should come up with a better name than the day after Thanksgiving. Don't give me the Black Friday crap. That name sucks also. There is no originality to that. Shopapalooza sounds much better. I mean, we don't refer to Christmas as 7 days before the end of the year. Halloween isn't referred to as the last day in October. Heck, even the day after Christmas is Boxing Day, not the day after Christmas.
Well, I'm about to lose my chatting buddy, so I have to cut this short for now. Something tells me that I could go on and on about this though.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Some Lesser known Holidays
So I was noticing on my company provided calendar that there are some new holidays that I'd like to begin observing. If for nothing else, I'm sure that there are a few days off that I can take advantage of. So, let's consider some options.
Each year on March 21, I shall consider celebrating the anniversary of Benito Juarez's birthday. Along the same lines, I believe that September 16, or as it shall be known in the future for me, dia de independencia. I think that these are both worth of consideration. Just think, we get the 4th of July off for being the US Independence day, and we're all about diversity in our country, so this seems legit, doesn't it? Let's not forget November 27th of this year. Most people will be passing the turkey and thinking about football. Ah, but not I. All I will have on my mind is Eid al-Adha. What a better way as a precursor to Black Friday. I can't think of a better way to spend my visit with my parents than to have a celebration. Of course we'll have to familiarize ourselves with the Takbir. Although, I'm not sure how Sammie will feel about the tradition of sacrificing your best domestic animal. Hmm...We may have to miss this one unless we can convince someone that the turkey we get from Bi-Lo is our best domestic animal. After all, Sammie doesn't really have a lot of meat on her bones, so I'm not sure this would be an appropriate sacrifice.
December 12 holds a special place in my heart. As I celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe day, I can't help but embrace the holiday season. It sends my heart asunder.
My ancestors in Myanmar definitely put a large emphasis on the end of October as joy fills the room with the end of Buddist Lent.
Today is a joyous day in the Leardini household as our waiter at Maggiano's reminded me last night that we are in the holiday season, I simply say Happy Alaska day to everyone!
Each year on March 21, I shall consider celebrating the anniversary of Benito Juarez's birthday. Along the same lines, I believe that September 16, or as it shall be known in the future for me, dia de independencia. I think that these are both worth of consideration. Just think, we get the 4th of July off for being the US Independence day, and we're all about diversity in our country, so this seems legit, doesn't it? Let's not forget November 27th of this year. Most people will be passing the turkey and thinking about football. Ah, but not I. All I will have on my mind is Eid al-Adha. What a better way as a precursor to Black Friday. I can't think of a better way to spend my visit with my parents than to have a celebration. Of course we'll have to familiarize ourselves with the Takbir. Although, I'm not sure how Sammie will feel about the tradition of sacrificing your best domestic animal. Hmm...We may have to miss this one unless we can convince someone that the turkey we get from Bi-Lo is our best domestic animal. After all, Sammie doesn't really have a lot of meat on her bones, so I'm not sure this would be an appropriate sacrifice.
December 12 holds a special place in my heart. As I celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe day, I can't help but embrace the holiday season. It sends my heart asunder.
My ancestors in Myanmar definitely put a large emphasis on the end of October as joy fills the room with the end of Buddist Lent.
Today is a joyous day in the Leardini household as our waiter at Maggiano's reminded me last night that we are in the holiday season, I simply say Happy Alaska day to everyone!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday
Sammie had a doozy of a day today. Good thing for her that this wasn't the day that we decided whether or not we were going to adopt her. This morning, she greeted me by puking half an inch from my face in bed. Fortunately, I'm a total germ-a-phob, so I'm sure the fact that it soaked through to the mattress won't bother me too much. So, I'm over that and then I go outside to check on my cantalope that by some freak of nature, I've been able to grow despite my best efforts to kill it. I don't see it, so I'm thinking that I can't believe that some animal has taken this cantalope, because I've just been out there to water it a few hours earlier. As I walk back towards the house, despondent, I notice that Sammie is playing with one of her tennis balls. Approaching closer, I now notice that it isn't a tennis ball she's playing with, rather my cantalope which is not in the stomach of some savage animal, it's in the process of being devoured by my pet puppy. This did not exactly conjure up images of Lassie, let me tell you. Good thing for her that she's built up a lot of good will and that she's really cute and loveable.
I spent the weekend helping Shawn and Nichole with some tasks in their home. It made me feel really useful. I wish that I was this useful around my house. I feel like there are so many things to do but because of time, money, or lack of skill, they never get done. Anyway, I had a lot of fun and felt really good that I did some good things for some great friends. Jill and I went out to eat with Nichole and Cassie. Shawn was out of town for work. We went to "pizzarina" Uno Chicago Grill in uptown, then we went over to see Ashley at "Stone Cold" Creamery. We had a great time.
I have to start thinking about what to dress up as for Halloween. I have no idea and I don't want to spend a ton of money on a costume. I love Halloween, but choosing a costume is one thing that I could do without. I guess that I'm just not creative enough. I'm hoping for something that is easy and not too cumbersome. One time I decided to dress up as a mummy, so I wrapped t.p. around my whole body. It was the perfect costume, until I stood up and the toilet paper all fell around my ankles. That costume lasted all of about 5 minutes and then I decided to go costume-less for the rest of the night.
I spent the weekend helping Shawn and Nichole with some tasks in their home. It made me feel really useful. I wish that I was this useful around my house. I feel like there are so many things to do but because of time, money, or lack of skill, they never get done. Anyway, I had a lot of fun and felt really good that I did some good things for some great friends. Jill and I went out to eat with Nichole and Cassie. Shawn was out of town for work. We went to "pizzarina" Uno Chicago Grill in uptown, then we went over to see Ashley at "Stone Cold" Creamery. We had a great time.
I have to start thinking about what to dress up as for Halloween. I have no idea and I don't want to spend a ton of money on a costume. I love Halloween, but choosing a costume is one thing that I could do without. I guess that I'm just not creative enough. I'm hoping for something that is easy and not too cumbersome. One time I decided to dress up as a mummy, so I wrapped t.p. around my whole body. It was the perfect costume, until I stood up and the toilet paper all fell around my ankles. That costume lasted all of about 5 minutes and then I decided to go costume-less for the rest of the night.
Friday, November 7, 2008
He said "Ween"......
Does anyone out there like watching the Halloween movies? Which one is your favorite? Every year, I watch the Beavis and Butthead Halloween special. It's stupid, but I can't resist. It's called Butt-O-Ween! ha Ha! Getting back to my initial question though. I was referring to the Michael Myers movies. They're my favorite. My personal fave is Halloween H20. It's the one with LLCoolJ. It's pretty good and much more contemporary than the others. I mean, how many of those scenes in a random barn can someone tolerate? I wouldn't even know where to find a barn now, although I know there are tons out there.
It's a total Buzzkill!
I don't mean that I think Halloween is a buzzkill. I mean that our neighborhood on Halloween is a buzzkill. We got 8 trick or treaters this year. That's ridiculous. I don't mean 8 groups of kids. I mean, 8 kids. The last one got the treat of his life. We practically took the entire bowl and dumped it into his bag because we didn't want to be left with all of that sugar in the house.
I remember when I was little, we used to go to school in the morning, then run home for lunch, change into our Halloween costume, and run back to school. That afternoon, we'd have a parade around the school and then we ran home and went trick or treating for hours. Does anyone else remember doing this? I remember filling several plastic grocery store bags with candy. I trick or treated like it was my livelihood.
Funny story - Most of my friends have heard this story before, but it's worth repeating. My friend, Mike Cimini (anyone out there know him?) and I went trick or treating when I was a freshman at St. Bonaventure. Possibly a mistake, but whatever. We go to this lady's house and she says "You fellows are rather large" - Mike without missing a beat at all says "Oh yea, well you're not so small yourself"....
Rude, but it was so funny! You should always get a few moments like that in life.
It's a total Buzzkill!
I don't mean that I think Halloween is a buzzkill. I mean that our neighborhood on Halloween is a buzzkill. We got 8 trick or treaters this year. That's ridiculous. I don't mean 8 groups of kids. I mean, 8 kids. The last one got the treat of his life. We practically took the entire bowl and dumped it into his bag because we didn't want to be left with all of that sugar in the house.
I remember when I was little, we used to go to school in the morning, then run home for lunch, change into our Halloween costume, and run back to school. That afternoon, we'd have a parade around the school and then we ran home and went trick or treating for hours. Does anyone else remember doing this? I remember filling several plastic grocery store bags with candy. I trick or treated like it was my livelihood.
Funny story - Most of my friends have heard this story before, but it's worth repeating. My friend, Mike Cimini (anyone out there know him?) and I went trick or treating when I was a freshman at St. Bonaventure. Possibly a mistake, but whatever. We go to this lady's house and she says "You fellows are rather large" - Mike without missing a beat at all says "Oh yea, well you're not so small yourself"....
Rude, but it was so funny! You should always get a few moments like that in life.
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