Walking Between Worlds

Sleep once again has eluded me. So basically, I'm on auto-pilot. That's where I'm at currently. As far as any other news, there really isn't much to talk about. 
I went to a fantastic barbecue in the park last week. Even though the sky was spitting a bit of rain, and we had to protect the grills with umbrellas once or twice, it was a beautiful day. It might seem strange to say that, since it was cloudy, windy and a bit wet. But whether it was just being in the park barbecuing under some tall green trees, or the good company I got to share it all with, or both, well, let's just say everyone had a wonderful time. 
Albert is quite upset with the state of human affairs regarding the inhumane treatment of his brethren. Someone put a video of what he claimed was a bear charging him, although he was behind a closed window. Albert believes the bear was just trying to scare the man out of the house, so the bear could move in. The next thing we heard is that humans are now talking about starting up some bear hunts. And that was after they killed the bear that was in the video. Yeah, the bears are pissed. Albert says they are thinking of running off with all the human children, and raising them in the wild in a humane manner, as well as teaching them to treat the planet in a friendly way, since humans don't seem capable of doing either. He's off somewhere at the moment.
Ah, and then there's the US political scene. It does appear that at least some Americans are waking up to the  toxic mess that is the Republican Party. But I don't want to get too hopeful. Being a long time Red Sox fan, I get nervous when things are going well. The Red Sox are a Boston baseball team that's notorious for doing very well through a a good part of the baseball season, and then falling apart towards the end, leaving their fans saying, There's always next year.
Anyroad, Summer is over, and the Fall is here. Fall is one of my two favorite seasons, Spring being the other. Fall is the door that leads to Winter. And I don't really mind Winter. Seriously. Life would not be the same without it. But it is the transition from Summer to Winter that I truly enjoy. Autumn. And it does bring on one of my favorite of holidays, Halloween. Which incredibly enough, comes in one of my favorite months, October. Possibly because that is one time of year when it is much easier to see those usually hidden doors and paths that lead to elsewhere. But you should always be careful about opening those doors, or wandering down those paths. There are sometimes good reasons why things are hidden, and not easy to find. 
I just read a wonderful book by John Langan titled, House Of Windows. It's not a quick read, and not the easiest of books to work through. But it was definitely worth the time it took. It always is for a good story. A story of family relationships (particularly between father and son), a ghost story, as well as a very unusual haunted house tale. I did live in a haunted house once, but nothing like this one, even though it is fiction. Yes, I suppose I would have call it a horror story, but definitely a very literate one. Needless to say, I loved it.
So, Eddie needs some more attention, and I need to steam some vegetables and cook some pasta. Remember to be nice to each other. And PLEASE, treat the bears, and all animals, including your pets, as well as you would want them to treat you if the positions were reversed.