This Halloween was special in the place where I live. Our neighbors went all out to decorate. Skeletons were the most popular items – big skeletons, tiny skeletons, action-scene skeletons, and supine skeletons. Scores of skeletons were half-buried in the dirt of people’s yards, which must have taken hours of time and cost at least a few broken fingernails. The skeletons were dressed to the nines, or wore sports team outfits, or flaunted Halloween costumes for that meta-commentary touch. More ske...