Spiderman costumes are the most popular choices for kids AND adults this year, they say. Some clever people had the foresight to buy in advance and are selling on Ebay.


"A school trip to Washington D.C. that was to occur this Friday has been cancelled due to the current sniper situation in the Washington D.C. metro area. The trip will be rescheduled." Said the note from my daughter's school where 150 kids were planning to leave in two days. Tentative plans are for 2 weeks from this Friday. This trip helped me empathize with the good people from the DC area about their day to day terror. Too many things have happened that make us feel utterly helpless like this has. And, of course, 9/11. My thoughts and prayers are with all these families here and abroad who live with terror daily. Now, we begin to understand.