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Night Train!!

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No, I’m not talking about the truly abominable malt liquor.

I’m talking about an actual night train in Roanoke, Virginia.

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This James Woods Halloween costume is working out great!

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No one even can tell that it’s me.  It was worth every penny.

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UPDATE!!  There is a new costume!!  I am now celebrating All Hallows Eve as Jason-Voorhees-Becomes-Nerdy-Middle-Aged-Writer!

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“Night on Mill Mountain?”

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I thought this Campbell Avenue storefront display was pretty cute.  What you see is a gargoyle overlooking one of those quaint ceramic villages.  (Sorry for the terrible picture … there were reflections in that glass.)

I don’t know if this diorama is an intentional reference to the “Night on Bald Mountain” sequence  in Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” (1940), but that’s what it makes me think of.  It would make it a really clever homemade Halloween decoration.

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Cover to “Breezy Stories,” Enoch Bolles, November 1935

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C.H. Young Publishing.

Happy Halloween!!!  Whether you are tricking or treating, be cool and be safe.  And everyone remember to give only rocks to that Charlie Brown kid when he comes to the door.

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“Dune! Sweet.”

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Have you guys heard that Ashton Kutcher is going to be starring in the “Dune” sequel?

They’re going to call it “Dune: Where’s My Car?”

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Festis the Pumpkin sez hello.

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The little one is Avery.

[Update — tragedy strikes!  Festis, who has visited my house since 2014 or so, finally saw his green light go out just moments after this photo was taken!  He had a good run.  Rest in peace, Festis!]

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CHUCK THE ESTABLISHMENT.

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Have you guys heard that Chuck Norris is going to cameo as a zombie on “The Walking Dead?!”

He’s credited as “Texas Ranger Walker.”

Oh my GOD. I am SO funny. Thank you in advance for the approbation that will surely follow in the wake of this joke.

[Update:] You know how I am with Chuck puns, people — NORRIS FOR THE WICKED.

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Craig Michaud, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons

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Doctor Strange ain’t got nothin’ on this.

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Remember that one night I employed druidic sorcery to soar over everyone in the forest? THAT WAS AWESOME.

People keep telling me the forest is beautiful. But I can’t see it for the trees.

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VADER’S ON THAT SHIP. I CAN FEEL IT.

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Anyone ever notice that the top of the Taubman Museum of Art looks like a lot like an imperial star cruiser?

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Alpha-Bits!

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I answered a question on Twitter — and my short thread of responses really took off, with a couple of tweets getting about 5,000 likes each.  (That isn’t a lot by some standards, but it’s a lot for me; I typically don’t get a huge amount of attention on the platform.)  Sharing here.

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