Halloween... enough already!

alright, so i have never been a fan of the Halloween holiday. from a very early age i have disliked it. i quit trick or treating around 8 years old, and those that know me know i am a fan of candy, so for me to pass up free candy, i obviously have a disdain for the holiday. i never liked to creepy part of it. i never got into the idea of wearing costumes and trick or treating. i never understood why people go so into it. i love the fall season, i love this time of year for the weather change, the beauty of the leaves and the fact that football is back in the regular rotation. all great things. apple cider, another big plus. but halloween, i can do without it for sure.

that's what leads me to this rant... what the heck is with all of these seasonal halloween superstores that show up in apparently every available failed retail business space around. in the Canton, OH area, where i currently have my feet planted, around the major shopping area surrounding the Belden Village Mall there is by my count at least 4 huge stores selling halloween items only. these are the stores that set up shop basically for September and October to see costumes and other halloween decorations. then they leave. but honestly do we need 4 or 5 of them in a 2 square mile area? how many sleazy nurse, questionable pop culture figure, trendy politician or whatever other flavor of the month costume do we need? aren't all these stores the same, and don't they all get their supply from the same companies, meaning their prices are all pretty much the same. it doesn't make any sense to me. maybe its because i hate halloween, because i do. but i really think its the dumbest of all the holidays, like people in this country need another reason to be foolish, inconsiderate and an embarrassment. you already have st. patrick's day, and the entire slate of shows on E!

--aaron
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Celeb-reality

i have a wife who enjoys a variety of television shows on the E! network. she watches from time to time such bits of americana like "The Girls Next Door", "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and "Kendra". she also enjoys some other shows under the "Real Housewives..." umbrella. i hate these shows.

here is why, they, along with shows like "jersey shore" and "the hills" among others have created a new group of these artificial celebrity wanna-bes who feel they are entitled to fame and attention. the problem is they are horrible people. not worthy of the 15 minutes, not deserving of any of the attention they get. i don't understand why they keep getting shows, and spin-offs. actually i understand, it because people watch them. which makes us horrible people. i am not surprised the taliban hates us, just turn on E! on sunday night or MTV just about any night.

what happened to quality television, i miss "The Cosby Show"

--aaron
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