Staring out the window, I find myself at a loss for ideas as far as this column goes. Each time I think I am getting closer to an idea, I am distracted by something. At the moment it is a large collection of birds that have been circling our office building for the majority of the past two hours. It is a scene right out of a Hitchcock movie, minus Janet Lee. I suppose this makes sense since it is the Halloween season. I know, reading this column on Sunday means that we have missed the Halloween festivities, but there is always a touch of the holiday all year long. A year or so ago, I wrote a column about the true meaning of St. Patrick’s Day. I thought about it, and wondered if I could do the same for one of the most popular holidays of the year. Halloween, now, is a chance for people to dress up as something they never have been and never will be and to over-indulge in candy and sweets. We put on makeup and go door-to-door asking for a handout of free junk food.