Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Nov 02 2005
I'll Put My Shopping Dollars Into Peace and Quiet
I've been taking an easy day today, so blogging posts have been pushed to the back burner. I did take time to catch up on a bit of recent news. Our own Halloween night was warm, dry and without any negative incidents. We gave out treats to 82 trick-or-treaters of varying ages and sizes. By 8:40 in the evening it was quiet so we took down the decorations and closed the door.
When I took time today to read some of the news from downtown Santa Cruz I was disappointed to learn that they had a lot of violence Halloween night. Alcohol was blamed for much of the trouble, but rival gangs were also in the fray and their idea of a good time appeared to be stabbing people.
The problem with so many downtown street celebrations getting out of hand is that people who might otherwise go downtown and spend money are going to stay away in droves. I hope the drunken crowd and the gangs were at least throwing some money at the downtown businesses because the rest of us don't care to go out to eat and shop in the middle of that kind of madness. It used to be fun to go out and enjoy the costumed crowds and mingle on holidays, but I heard several people say they can definitely think of better ways to celebrate than to "dodge drunks and punks".
posted at: 18:00 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
I've been taking an easy day today, so blogging posts have been pushed to the back burner. I did take time to catch up on a bit of recent news. Our own Halloween night was warm, dry and without any negative incidents. We gave out treats to 82 trick-or-treaters of varying ages and sizes. By 8:40 in the evening it was quiet so we took down the decorations and closed the door.
When I took time today to read some of the news from downtown Santa Cruz I was disappointed to learn that they had a lot of violence Halloween night. Alcohol was blamed for much of the trouble, but rival gangs were also in the fray and their idea of a good time appeared to be stabbing people.
The problem with so many downtown street celebrations getting out of hand is that people who might otherwise go downtown and spend money are going to stay away in droves. I hope the drunken crowd and the gangs were at least throwing some money at the downtown businesses because the rest of us don't care to go out to eat and shop in the middle of that kind of madness. It used to be fun to go out and enjoy the costumed crowds and mingle on holidays, but I heard several people say they can definitely think of better ways to celebrate than to "dodge drunks and punks".
posted at: 18:00 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
