I've not felt much like blogging lately.   I've not had much to say and not felt much like making an effort to come up with something to write about.  My blog subcription here is about to expire, and I seriously thought of letting it go and had even transferred all my entries over to my Blogger blog (some saved in draft form).

But I decided to renew it, at least for a few months.  I have a sentimental attachment to this blog and I'm not quite ready to give it up.  It will inevitably happen eventually, as readership is down and my level of blogging is likewise.  It's getting hard to justify the expense of maintaining this blog, as I have three other blogs I maintain for free, which get more traffic than this one.
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I looked at my latest car payment statement.  I only owe $660 more on my car, so I'll be finally free of car payments by the beginning of the year.  It's been a long time since I've not owed on a car and I'm looking forward to it.  I just hope the car doesn't fall apart once I get my title in the mail.

Getting this particular car loan paid off is a victory of sorts for me.  I was only a year into the loan when I was fired from my last job.  My first thought as I left that job for good was that I was going to lose my car.  But despite six months of unemployment, followed by having to take a job that paid less than half of what I'd been making before, I've still got the car and I'm about to own it free and clear.  I almost feel like driving  by my former place of employment as a symbolic way to show them that despite them kicking me down, that I was far from out.
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While out driving on Halloween, I drove through a neighborhood in full trick or treat mode.  Though a minority of older kids walked from house to house, most kids were driven by their parents to each house, getting in and out of the vehicle (mostly ubiquitous minivans) ever 25 feet or so.

This meant that the road was clogged with pausing and slow moving vehicles, which made it very difficult for through traffic to drive down the street.  It also made it more dangerous for drivers like me because it made it harder to see kids on foot, and made it more dangerous for the kids, as it made it harder for them to see through traffic, and because of the unpredictable movements of the minivan parade.

I don't know why the parents of small children just didn't park their vehicles and get off their lazy asses and walk with their kids to each house.  And the parents of older children should have been home giving out candy and let the kids travel in groups to trick or treat on their own.

Not much else to talk about now.

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