{"id":610,"date":"2006-10-31T21:47:03","date_gmt":"2006-11-01T01:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=610"},"modified":"2006-10-31T21:47:03","modified_gmt":"2006-11-01T01:47:03","slug":"happy-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=610","title":{"rendered":"happy halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rudi and I have not yet carved our pumpkins, so I&#8217;m eagerly awaiting his arrival so we can get on with that.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I offer you some seasonal fun:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Slate<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/?id=2057541\">Tracking Tricks and Treats<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>The National Confectioners Association&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candyusa.org\/Classroom\/Facts\/default.asp?Fact=Halloween\">statistics and background<\/a> about Halloween<\/li>\n<li>\nThe History Channel offers you a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/minisites\/halloween\/\">history<\/a> of the holiday<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/minisites\/halloween\/\">Scaredy Cat<\/a>&#8221; from <em>Garfield&#8217;s Halloween Adventure<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GJRQH5oZV20&#038;eurl=\">It&#8217;s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown<\/a><\/em> (Yes, it&#8217;s the whole thing; no, I don&#8217;t know how they got permission, either&#8230;.)<\/li>\n<li>Me!\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/images\/halloween.jpg\" alt=\"my Halloween costume\" height=\"90%\" width=\"90%\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not telling you. But I have a highly intelligent readership and I bet that you can figure it out. Feel free to check the comments if you&#8217;re feeling stumped. I&#8217;m sure someone will leave a clue there&#8230; And if you need a close-up of one of the details, feel free to check after the jump.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/images\/halloweenclue.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween costume clue: a tea bag\" \/><\/center><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rudi and I have not yet carved our pumpkins, so I&#8217;m eagerly awaiting his arrival so we can get on with that. 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