Fear

both the good kind and the bad, is under discussion by Yr Obdt Svt here.

I must confess, it amused me to be able to start the article with this little gag:

It’s almost that time of year again. Soon, terrifying figures will be roaming our neighborhoods from door to door and the air will be filled with the sound of voices begging that we “treat” them to a gift they badly need and warning of “tricks” that could befall us if we do not heed their pleas.

I speak, of course, of Election Day…