Halloween 2009 was a tremendous success. My kids loved their costumes this year – click for a slideshow. And man, what a haul of candy! So different than when I was a kid. My brothers and I used go out trick-or-treating for hours, and we’d come back with maybe half a bag full of candy. My kids, on the other hand, go out for half an hour, don’t even leave our street, and come back with more candy than they can carry. Good candy, too: Dove bars, Heath bars, Snickers, it’s unbelievable! Our neighbors are awesome.

Today, I can’t stop thinking about last night’s Mad Men. They say Matt Weiner tends to pack more into the the season’s penultimate episodes than the actual finales, and this year was no exception. From the Kennedy assassination and how it affected the country, to the secrets finally revealed in last week’s episode, there was a lot to take in. Each week, I rely on two resources that always help me to make sense of all the subtle detail. As much as I think I get all the nuance, reading Silkstone’s synopsis every week always proves me wrong:

http://www.open.salon.com/blog/silkstone

And it’s always a good idea to hear what the show’s creator has to say each week – here is the Inside Look Video from AMC.com:

–Brian