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Sam went trick-or-treating for the first time last night. He didn't get the whole free candy angle, and instead seemed confused about why his parents were forcing him to dress up like a cowboy and walk around the neighborhood, ringing door bells.

"Say 'Trick or Treat,'" I'd encourage him at each door. But Sam would just throw himself in my arms, bury his head against my shoulder and wait until the Big Bad had passed.

About halfway through, he discarded his hat.

"You have to wear the hat," I said, plunking it back on his head. "It's what makes you a cowboy. Otherwise you're just another kid in a vest and chaps."

Posted 01 November 2005 at 09:11 AM