Closure, of a sort

Today I dropped flyers off at the last four pawnshops of the ten nearest my house. I mailed off the signed copy of the official insurance claim. And I received the claim payout check. Yes, in less than two weeks from the burglary, my claim has been paid. Sometimes the system works smoothly. So this weekend I can add laptop shopping to my to-do list.

What I'm not doing this evening is handing out Halloween candy. The last couple years have been really really thin as far as trick-or-treaters go (like, less than a dozen) and given the forecast for rain I decided just to leave the porch light off. I realize this reinforces the vicious cycle: fewer people giving out treats means less incentive for kids to come around the neighborhood in the future. But it isn't something I feel strongly enough about to buck the trend.