Twenty-four? Or More?
We stepped outside the hotel to walk to the white Hyundai rental car which was sitting half-way across the parking lot. The skies were monotone, grey, uninteresting. It was a nothing day. A kind of neutral day, one that had no effect on your mood or attitude. Other things took precedence. It was just simply there. Static, motionless, curtain like. Draped as a nondescript background to the scenery in front of it, and to those moving about. In spite of that, many were excited about the day; children, elementary teachers, and party goers for sure. It was Halloween. Children and party goers, we understand. Elementary teachers, well they were excited for a different reason. They had to manage all the little ones, keeping them on track all day long while attempting to teach, then controlling the energy and excitement all the while joining in with them at party time. Those teachers who had their own children at home, got to repeat the whole party process once more that evening trick-o...