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I stuck this plastic lizard-y thing up on my bathroom wall decades ago, because I thought it was fun. It’s still there. It will be there until the day I die, I bet. I find change very difficult, is what I’m saying. But exciting sometimes.

Today I’m going to an extra choir rehearsal. I’m a little nervous about it because it’s pouring rain, which means few people will show, which means someone might actually hear me sing. Ack. (I prefer to blend and be invisible, vocally speaking.) I’ve been singing with this choir for about 25 years. This is not really a change issue. Singing is fun.

Then, I’m going to a halloween party where I will go as a cold case cop, the same thing I went as last year. This is also not a change issue. I think it’s a lack-of-creativity issue. I can’t figure out another costume from what I’ve got to work with here. The cop costume isn’t bad, except I get nervous walking over to my friend’s house. I’m afraid a cop-hater will hit me.

Who watched “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” last night? I love to wallow in nostalgia.

Smarties are my favorite candy. Please notice how it says “Kids’ Candy” on the bag. Hello? I don’t think so. MINES. Besides, why would they want to cut off part of their market like that??

Yesterday I went to the library, had lunch with friends, went to acupunture and then choir practice. A packed day of information, good company and food, relaxation and music. My mood is much improved.

Plus, all the ridiculous stereotypes aside, Studio 60 got better this week, didn’t it?

I went to Times Square to see the Dog Masquerade Contest. I got there a little late, so there weren’t a lot of dogs there, but the little guy in the ghost costume is the winner! Check out his sneakers. Yay, little guy! Congratulations!

And then there these three little French Bulldogs. The dog on the left is in love with me. The one in the middle is dreaming of his night on Broadway, and the one on the right wants his mommy.

Missing Photo! A photograph was here! Don’t know where it went!

These guys have been working on the roof across the street every day. I feel like I have an audience, and I have to make sure to dress and sit properly. The guy in the middle knows I’m taking their picture, right?

Today, I went out to the Nassau County Police Department to research cold cases on LI, and just as I walked in the squad room a call came in about the body of a young woman who had been found. The room came to life. It had a weird, 9/11-like thrill of purpose. This is what we’re here for. While I was researching a 48-year-old murder case, a new case had begun. They don’t even know who she is yet. I’m sorry unknown girl. You were gypped.

I like the commanding officer of the Homicide Squad, Dennis Farrell. It’s too bad he’s retiring tomorrow and I’ll never see him again. But they were looking at a map and I asked if they were aware of MapQuest, and he looks at me like, “Hello? Do you think we’re idiots, Miss Smartypants?” But he said, “Yeah. We know about MapQuest and Google Maps,” and explained why at that moment they were checking a map. He was funny about it. It’s nice when someone with a sense of humor is in charge.

Here they are, the future inheritors of my fortunes, lazing about on a rainy day. My camera was broken, and I just got it back. I was trying to be creative, but I kept messing up. I was going for a cute stretch shot, but I kept getting one thing or another wrong.