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Date: 30 October 2006 01:55:05
today i hung up some halloween lights outside (looked like candy corns - orange/yellow) and i set them to *blink* ...and sometime in the evening i heard a knock on the door. while i was walking to answer it, the person outside opened my screen door, and then i saw/heard the door handle jiggle - whoa! that's not right. it caused me concern, but luckily the door was locked. i didn't open it.
i went to the door, asked who it was, and he kept telling me his name, asked if we could talk. i said No. he asked why my lights were blinking??! what was wrong with my lights? why were they blinking? I said i had done it on purpose. he didn't like that reaponse. he tried the door handle again. again i said No, i wasn't interested in talking. goodnight. then it took him about 30 seconds to finish slamming my screen door shut - was mumbling about how it wouldn't close. i'm glad i habitually lock my door when i come inside. that would have been rather scary if he had gotten in! it's a very safe neighborhood... it was too dark outside to get a look at him. and a minute later i heard the man do a similar routine to my neighbor next door - at least he wasn't targeting me specifically.
there's someone who lives up the street who is...about 75 years old. he can't remember anything (short term memory loss) and he has Alzheimer's disease. i don't remember his name, but am pretty sure it was NOT the same name as the man tonight. i'll just continue to be mindful to lock the doors... maybe the person was drunk. who knows. ...we are getting close to holiday season - and perhaps a full moon as well.