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Posted on October 30, 2019 by beth

sadly

another cautionary tale

of peaking too early

and burning out just before the big show.

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“we all crash and burn. some of us just burn a little brighter.”

― curtis tyrone jones

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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Kiki on October 30, 2019 at 5:24 am said:

:) :) :)

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 5:25 am said:
  
  )))
  
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robertawrites235681907 on October 30, 2019 at 6:12 am said:

This is hilarious.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 7:07 am said:
  
  Thanks)
  
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merrildsmith on October 30, 2019 at 6:14 am said:

:)

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 7:06 am said:
  
  🎃
  
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Sadje on October 30, 2019 at 6:37 am said:

Aww, poor pumpkin 🎃

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 7:01 am said:
  
  He just got dressed up a little too early (
  
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  - Sadje on October 30, 2019 at 7:01 am said:
    
    Too keen for the party.
    
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    - beth on October 30, 2019 at 7:31 am said:
      
      That’s it, exactly
      
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      - Sadje on October 30, 2019 at 7:32 am said:
        
        😜
        
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        beth on October 30, 2019 at 2:58 pm said:
        
        🎃
        
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        Sadje on October 30, 2019 at 8:14 pm said:
        
        👍
        
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renegade4god on October 30, 2019 at 6:44 am said:

showing himself to be a member of the squash family

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 6:56 am said:
  
  Perfect
  
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Jim Borden on October 30, 2019 at 7:16 am said:

looks like someone was celebrating Halloween a little too early, and a little too much…

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 2:57 pm said:
  
  That’s it!
  
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Chatter Master on October 30, 2019 at 7:28 am said:

You are brilliant. And hilarious.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 8:03 am said:
  
  I’m not sure I deserve the brilliant tag, but I’ll happily accept the hilarious))
  
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  - Chatter Master on October 30, 2019 at 4:50 pm said:
    
    You do. Indeed. :)
    
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markbialczak on October 30, 2019 at 7:51 am said:

This truly looks like a pumpkin who forget to put in the dentures, Beth.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 8:02 am said:
  
  It does!
  
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Ph10r4 on October 30, 2019 at 8:01 am said:

Hilarious face 😂

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 9:24 am said:
  
  It is )
  
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Gordon C. Stewart on October 30, 2019 at 8:19 am said:

What a hoot. And the hair is orange!

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 9:23 am said:
  
  It is !
  
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evilsquirrel13 on October 30, 2019 at 8:45 am said:

Tell us about Halloween in your day, Grandpa!

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Ha! So perfect
  
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New Bloggy Cat on October 30, 2019 at 9:19 am said:

Aww…dear gourd! Ψ(　ﾟ∀ﾟ)Ψ

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Oh, my, gourd!
  
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Judi Lynn on October 30, 2019 at 10:39 am said:

Poor pumpkin, but I bet he brought someone lots of joy when he did peak.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 10:53 am said:
  
  Absolutely
  
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Hannah Kaminsky on October 30, 2019 at 11:26 am said:

Ah, sad little pumpkin! I made exactly the same mistake. I don’t think there would have been any good time to carve mine though, because the squirrels were on them within an HOUR of completion. They were not long-lived at all…

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 2:59 pm said:
  
  The squirrels love Halloween for this reason!
  
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Peter Wells aka Countingducks on October 30, 2019 at 11:44 am said:

He does look a bit grumpy about it !!

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 2:59 pm said:
  
  He sure does!
  
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Gordon C. Stewart on October 30, 2019 at 2:47 pm said:

Hi, Beth, I wanted re-post this but don’t see a re-blog mechanism. Help! Happy Halloween.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 3:01 pm said:
  
  Gordon, for some reason I can’t get that button to return no matter what I do . Can you do a link instead maybe?
  
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  - Gordon C. Stewart on October 31, 2019 at 10:29 am said:
    
    Bummer. I could do a link, but it wouldn’t have the impact of the pumpkin!
    
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    - beth on October 31, 2019 at 11:35 am said:
      
      🎃
      
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      - Gordon C. Stewart on November 2, 2019 at 9:26 am said:
        
        Bummer! I love that face!
        
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        beth on November 2, 2019 at 11:09 am said:
        
        Me too!
        
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Erika Kind on October 30, 2019 at 3:13 pm said:

Poor thing, but also the elderly may have fun on Halloween 😄

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 3:36 pm said:
  
  That’s true))
  
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  - Erika Kind on October 30, 2019 at 3:51 pm said:
    
    😄
    
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kerbey on October 30, 2019 at 5:08 pm said:

This is precisely why we completely gave up carving a pumpkin for the first year ever.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 5:51 pm said:
  
  I so get it )
  
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hitandrun1964 on October 30, 2019 at 6:51 pm said:

Poor baby…I mean pumpkin.

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- beth on October 30, 2019 at 8:19 pm said:
  
  Yes 😔
  
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Brenda Davis Harsham on October 31, 2019 at 6:53 am said:

So true. But there is a certain charm in one who peaked and is still in the game.

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- beth on October 31, 2019 at 7:04 am said:
  
  Absolutely!
  
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Norah on October 31, 2019 at 7:40 am said:

Reminds me of the Muppets. :)

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- beth on October 31, 2019 at 7:56 am said:
  
  Yes!
  
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Live & Learn on November 1, 2019 at 4:41 am said:

Love this.

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Resa on November 1, 2019 at 5:05 pm said:

Hahahaha! … still, sad but true!

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- beth on November 2, 2019 at 4:18 am said:
  
  Yes !(
  
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hjonasson on November 4, 2019 at 1:40 am said:

This is me in the morning without makeup.

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- beth on November 4, 2019 at 3:49 am said:
  
  ha!
  
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