Well, this is ONE way of guaranteeing a significant amount of Halloween candy left over for your snacking needs:

You can't quite make it out? OK, here's the close-up:

My neighbor said it was hilarious to watch the oblivious trick-or-treaters saunter up the walkway anticipating candy then run away screaming, "Swine flu! Swine flu!".
I'm happy to provide entertainment for my neighbor and a smidgen of exercise for those candy-laden children.
And now I MUST be going. I have a huge orange pumpkin bowl of candy that I must eat. It DOES have an expiration date, didntcha know?
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For all two of my RSS and Reader subscribers, I wanted to give a heads up. We (*ahem* I) had a lovely streamlined site update and have added this nifty lil button! Feel free to grab (highlight, copy and paste) the html code and slap it onto your blog!
Public Service Announcement.
Yes, I AM going to the grocery store in my present state.
Yes, I WILL be wearing my UW Dental School white hooded sweatshirt with the big green and brown avocado stain on the front.
No, I WON'T be charming and friendly if I happen to run into you.(Not literally RUN into you, however, if I DO RAM your cart that is blocking my view of the assorted chocolate bar varieties, I'll apologize nicely.)
Yes, I AM feeling quite crabbified at this moment.
Yes, my immune system IS on an extended (read: semi-permanent) holiday.
Yes, I am feeling VERY thankful for a Gramma who lives in town.
YES, there is NO SOUP in my pantry.(No soup! No soup for you!)
Must remedy situation with the greatest possible speed and promptness. Grocery store here I come.
You've been warned...
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*edited to add: Grocery store run has been completed, no cart-ramming to report*