The void before the storm

The transition period between Halloween and Christmas doesn’t last long any more in the retail world. I was in Target yesterday and came across this one guy beginning the enormous task of setting up the major display for lights, decorations, wrapping paper and who-knows-what-all:

Just a couple of aisles away there was this rather poignant statement:

And right across from Mr. Jack was…this. I don’t know whether it’s left over from Halloween or in prep for Christmas. You decide.

I might have picked up some candy to tide me over the time while negotiating an offer, but all they really had left was a bunch of Reese’s bags, and I’d starve before eating that stuff.

I'll bet that kid in the middle of nothing would be ready for even the Reese's by now, though.