We're going to need a bigger pumpkin

Next year, we're going to have to do more to attract trick-or-treaters -- they tended to veer off towards the better-lit streets around us. Which was a shame, because as you can see, Z. had a great costume, and the Rivkid had an adorable little shirt to match, though that's hard to see in the picture. Z. made one kid cry (he was very sorry, though!) and another kept repeating "You're not scary! That's just a costume!" throughout the encounter; I think the kid was trying to reassure himself.

Brief political anecdote: Neighbor came up to Z. "I hear that you're professors," he says, "and I see that you drive a hybrid. Is there any chance that you're Democrats?" Yes, I suppose the conjoined probability on that is quite high.

( Serenity, the Official Visual Companion )