Lincolnite

Granted, Deena Winter's "scoop" on the possibility of hundreds of jobs coming to Lincoln in the near future was a tad short on substance, but the possibility ought to be enough to put at least a little smile on Lincolnites' faces. (Except the journalstar.com commenters, of course, who do their very best to be as negative as possible.) My end of the grapevine has been silent on this one, so what say we engage in a little speculation? I'm going to guess that the announcement -- assuming there is one to be made, of course -- involves an insurance company. The insurance industry is booming right now, and Lincoln is already home to several insurance companies. I'm going to take a wild stab and say that it's a company that does not yet have a major presence in town. Who knows, maybe we'll see the GEICO Geckosphere pop up somewhere in town. But that's all just a stab in the dark. What are your guesses?

It was another light Halloween crowd at 625 Elm Street this year. I counted eight doorbell rings, totaling about, oh, twenty or so kids. I don't get it; there are lots of kids in our neighborhood. Where the heck are they? Does everybody go to parties and organized trick-or-treating events these days, rather than doing the door-to-door thing? Oh well, I'm not complaining. The Missus bought some pretty good candy this year, so I guess we'll just have to take care of it before it goes bad. What a shame.