Election Day, 2008

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No Trick, No Treat

A group of us ventured up to Palm Beach on October 31, a place where I'm told they film the soap opera "Neighbours." Seems like a place for a soap opera. Another drama unfolded, you could say, as friends Anna and Paul got married in a park overlooking the scenic beach. Great time for sure, reception was on a great little island we all had to ourselves. Our Halloween costumes consisted of suits and ties for the guys, sun dresses for the girls. The candy was free booze throughout the day.

In the rest of the country, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone dressed as anything for the holiday. Yet another holiday that Aussies should be celebating, but haven't inherited from us. Although the actual act of Halloween seems to be a dying sport in the states, with parents worried about their kids roaming suburban streets, we've always embraced the costumes, pumpkins and cheesy decorations in the yard. Not so much down here. I'm still not sure if Australians need a reason to celebrate aything, but I feel like getting one of those "365 Excuses to Party" posters people had in college. Halloween definitely would be on there.

Next year, I need to organize for pumpkins in the office and Halloween party. It's a mission to bring the few American traditions they don't know about here. That includes Charlie Brown's Halloween special...