Comments for 0 at http://www.johnsmulo.com , comment 1 to 33 out of 20 comments http://www.johnsmulo.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:08:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6159 Due to financial circumstances I won't be buying the supplies to be the Great Pumpkin this year. :-\ Oh well. Next year. I [i]do[/i] plan to ask my mother to lend the spaceman pic to me so I can get it scanned onto disk for posterity. - Adam G. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:25:10 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6153 I'm not against Halloween, although it's MUCH more commercial now than then. And often I haven't been able to be home in the evening to give out candy. But this year I will. It will be fun. Maybe I'll dress up. - Diane Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:15:33 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6147 cause you're pretty ripped. hehe - David Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:54:42 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6146 The only thing I can think of through this whole post is, "Dude is that you?!" ;) - David Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:53:33 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6135 Bryan, Vaseline in your hair?! That is so funny. That must have took forever to get out. I haven't seen your hair lately. I got better pecs though. So what do you want, good hair, or good pecs? I'm going with the pecs and shaved head buddy. Are you not signed up on the Synchroblog list? Let me know if you want to be. Its for anyone who wants to participate. - John Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:10:39 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6134 Brodie, As with all these things, you gotta go with your conscience. Though its worth noting that Doreen Irvine, and most of these types of people, have been outed as frauds with their stories, and certainly with their understanding of what Satanists, etc. believe and practice. - John Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:08:05 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6133 BTW, i joined the synchroblog as a highjacker. I was inspired. But not by your pecs. - Bryan Riley Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:09:47 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6132 I loved dressing up as death, actually. All black cape and hood. Skull painted face underneath. One year my best friend, Shawn Fidler, and I were vampires and didn't know we shouldn't put vaseline in our hair. We've done the non-Halloween thing in the past - when we were further from living a life of love and following Jesus ironically. It was as though fear controlled our lives. I'm not saying that is true of everyone who is convicted not to participate, but it was for us. We will participate in a smallish way this year. Kids dress up and get candy. Perhaps I'll dress up too just for fun. I've still got hair. Have you seen my hair lately? :) Why are you more like Larry than the Peach? - Bryan Riley Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:06:04 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6131 John - I'm not a fan of Halloween which says more about what my parents taught me about it than perhaps what's the "real deal" about it. My parents heard Doreen Irvine (I assume you know who she is) speak and talk about how those involved in the occult loved Christians to participate in Halloween paries as by doing this they were glorifying Satan. Now I'm not sure if I still buy this, but bring a child up in the way he should go and he'll continue to walk in it. It's a live issue in our house as my middle boy loves to dress up and is very excited about Halloween. The shops are full of Halloween stuff and at school they will do stuff about ghosts and witches and other scary things. So he's surrounded by things that say this is exciting. So we're having to think about how we respond to him. The church, as many churches here do, are having a "Praise Party" to which kids can come dressed up, but to be honest I'm not even comfortable with this. All that said - I guess most people in the UK see it as a kids thing and and oppertunity for an office party. - brodie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:28:49 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6130 Mike, You know how to have a good time on Halloween! I know I shouldn't have broke out the high school pic, but you need to break out some pics of you on Halloween! - John Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:57:56 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6129 Agent B, Well how about you be the biker and we'll go trick or treating together? - John Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:57:01 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6128 1. I totally participate in Halloween. I decorate the house, inside and out, get lots of candy for the kids and go out trick or treating myself...yeah still!!! 2. Halloween's a little slack. I kind of live in the boonies and people have to be bussed to our neighborhood. 3. I don't think I can honestly give a honest answer to what the real meaning of Halloween is and how it pertains to the past. For me, it has always been a fun time. 4. I dressed up as a midget wrestler one year. Built a ring out of box with poles and ropes and cut the bottoms out of some high top tennis shoes so I could put them on up to my knees. My favorite was a couple of years ago. I dressed as Darth Vader ( I have one of the red electronic light sabers). One of our church members came over with their daughter who was also dressed as Darth Vader. So I took her out trick or treating in the neighborhood and introduced myself as Darth Vader and "mini-me". It was a lot of fun. Oh yeah! Never ever break out the high school pics! LOL - Mike Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:15:23 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6127 If I was gonna dress like one of the Village People, I'd be the biker. Not the injun. - Agent B Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:53:21 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6126 Sally, It is much more of a family thing here. Parents are out with children walking from house to house, that kind of thing. Worth thinking through. - John Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:27:35 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6125 Sally, My kids didn't celebrate Halloween until last year, because it's not really a big thing in Australia. But they had a great time last year and can't wait for this. - John Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:25:26 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6124 Kay, You're making me blush now too :D - John Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:23:13 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6123 Sonja, The key word there is "were" :( I guess I shouldn't think it was funny that you wanted to be the pope, but that cracks me up. - John Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:22:52 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6122 Grace, You're making me blush ;D You're not that old, but baked goods?! I hadn't heard of that before, pretty nice of people. I wish fun sized candy bars still weren't invented. Especially on Halloween! - John Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:20:25 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6121 replying for Toni here Jon- I think feelings are mixed- as far as Christians go there is a good deal of ignorance, Halloween has not traditionaly been a family time and older children tend to trick or treat alone and have often been involved in egging houses etc... so it is not the fun festival that is celebrated in the USA... many (esp. the commercial giants) would like it to become so. As for me I am still asking questions! - sally Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:11:00 +0100 http://www.johnsmulo.com/hallmark-halloween-7.html#comment-6120 Reba, Haha. Me and my dumb photo idea! - John Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:07:36 +0100