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Well, it's that time of year. Trick or Treat, candy corn (yum!) and carved produce. I'm not really much into halloween these days, but I've always been a bit fascinated with things that go bump in the night, so I enjoy some of the television programs that tend to be aired this time of year.

This past weekend we went on a tour of Fort Leavenworth to many of the supposedly haunted locations on post. It was an interesting tour, but it was quite a bit of walking for this fat boy. It was around 2 and half our walking tour that included, among other locations, the old disciplenary barracks (that's military prison for us civilian folks) where there have been several executions performed over the past 150 years or so, the current commanding General's house supposedly haunted by the ghost of George Custer, and the building next to our soon to be new location (should make working late nights interesting) houses several different spirits (again, supposedly). All in all, it was fun, and we learned a bit of history about Fort Leavenworth.

So, what's your Halloween plans? Whatever it is, be safe and remember those footsteps you hear in the room waking you up in the middle of the night are (probably) just a figment of your imagination.