an observation occasioned by halloween insanity...

     The Young People of many ages were out and about the neighborhood for Halloween. Oddly enough, they all had their parents along, or at least a parent - I suppose someone has to stay home and pass out the bearer bonds. I don't remember too many parents tagging along with us when I was one of the Young People - that was kind of the idea you know. Of course, we live in one of the safest neighborhoods you could possibly imagine, and this my friends tells me that the intensive parental presence had more to do with the parents than with the Young People themselves. Mom and Dad must constantly micromanage everything in the lives of their delicate offspring, even at the emotional level. This leads to one conclusion. As the siécle waxes toward its fin, parents grow more and more annoying and stupid. The kids, on the other hand, are just being kids, to the extent anyone will let 'em.