I watch The Simpsons because it is funny. This is why most people probably tune in. However, The Simpsons do something spectacular every October. They have a Halloween special that is partly funny & mostly gross.

Most people who have a niche in business are afraid to branch out. It seems like if your new idea doesn’t work out, people will think less of what you do regularly. The Simpsons are proof that this can work as long as you add your own flavor to it.

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This isn’t a life lesson as much as it’s a lesson about my TV viewing habits. I watched the show Pushing Daises last fall. I loved the lighting & the girl from the Wicked musical. It’s almost as fun as trips to hotels las vegas.

However, the show was so good that I couldn’t watch it. I was afraid that I would get attached & then it would be canceled. I usually don’t watch shows until the third season. I was delighted to see that it had been picked up for a second season. Wow, this show is good. I’m fascinated by it even though I haven’t seen most of the first season. Maybe I need to take more chances in my TV viewing habits, as well as my life.

I haven’t watched “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” in years. The Peanut’s Halloween cartoon special always confused me as a little kid. I wanted to know why the Great Pumpkin never came to see me. Sure, I had the tooth fairy & Santa Clause, but I didn’t see why there was a mythical character that wasn’t bringing me presents. Even as an adult it makes me want to write Halloween carols.

There’s just something about this movie that makes me want to buy tons of wholesale candy & be the cool house on the street. You know the house, the one that gave out full sized candy bars instead of the “fun size” ones. The gang just makes me want to bring the magic back to everyday life. It’s a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is a reminder to never stop believing, even when it doesn’t make sense. Especially then.