Spirit
Predicament
A question for the wicked this Halloween.
In the spirit
Decorating the family plot for Halloween, in a cemetery along Route 1 in Seabrook. (You should see it at Christmastime!)
On one side of this cemetery is the church (its sign is pictured above) and a dance school for children. The other, a small commercial center with Totally Nude Ladies, Leather & Lace Adult Video, tattoos, comic books and fireworks.
I was disappointed that there were no ghost decorations in the cemetery this year, as in past years. In fact, the place is becoming more tastefully somber and less eye-catchingly original. The Felch family plot was the most colorful this year.
A great game from my childhood: Ghost in the Graveyard
Or when the lawn
Is pressed by unseen feet, and ghosts return
Gently at twilight, gently go at dawn,
The sad intangible who grieve and yearn....
– T.S. Eliot
Post theme song: Sing You Sinners, by Erin McKeown
The conundrum lies in the fact that sinning, on average, allows you to burn more calories. This also allows one to eat more sinful treats, especially around the holiday season. To me, that's a win-win (or is it sin-sin?) situation.
Posted by: James | 31 October 2007 at 11:32 AM
So you are an energetic, calorie-burning sinner, James?
When I read the sign I thought, "If you're enjoying it less, it may be time to try some new sins." (Actually the first thing I thought was, "Hey, my camera's right here on the seat next to me.")
The churchy admonition sort of reminded me of an old-fashioned advertisement... "Are you sinning more and enjoying it less? Then why not switch brands? Try Lucky Strikes!"
Ad, Ad, Ads
Posted by: Amy | 31 October 2007 at 12:27 PM
"Are you sinning more and enjoying it less?"
Possible tag lines
... We make sinning more enjoyable by cutting out the guilt.
... Our sins will raise your spirits
... We didn't invent sin, we just made it better.
Posted by: Ron | 31 October 2007 at 03:51 PM
Ha! I want to Photoshop those ads and remove the names of things they're selling and replace them with "sin." Like, "Marlene Dietrich says, I smoke a smooth sin." Or, "It's a date, with sin."
Sin Less, But Enjoy It More.
Posted by: Amy | 31 October 2007 at 05:05 PM
A propos church signs, perhaps you've seen this.
Cheers.
Posted by: R. Sherman | 31 October 2007 at 08:05 PM
R., that's funny! I have used the church sign generator before.
Posted by: Amy | 01 November 2007 at 06:27 AM