As a kid, I took Halloween seriously. I mean, heck, there was only one day out of the whole year where candy was free, and Halloween was it. Making the most of the night was paramount to sugar success. We had a limited amount of time before our neighbors shut off their porch lights and went to bed so we had to work to be both prudent and pragmatic with our time. I prepared for the holiday with a Type-A approach. The following information is true. I sort of wish it weren’t. Back in the day, I started planning our candy-acquiring route mid-October.