Easy Costumes for Twins: Pull-String Talking Toy Dolls

The Creation of the Halloween Costume was sacred tradition when I was a kid. Here are
fun costumes for couples or twins I invented. It won my husband and I Halloween costume prizes: pull-string talking dolls. Younger people may not remember pull-string toys and dolls, but those in my generation surely will. To activate the doll's mechanical voice box, there was a string with a plastic ring attached. When pulled, the string would unwind a mechanism that made sounds as it rewound. Do you remember the See 'n' Say toys? They had a pull-string sound box. Dolls in photo are Blythe dolls whose eyes changed color with a pull string. Anyone remember those? I loved mine! Couples Halloween Costume: Pull-String Talking Toy Doll Twins 

National Taco Day Insult Highlights Profiling Issues-What it is and isn't

 October 4 was "National Taco Day." An incident occurred which highlights American cultural ignorance and underscores how profiling stems from said ignorance. I subscribe to a Latino empowerment group, Presente.org. An update was sent which explains:

"Not all Latinos grow up eating tacos. The idea that we do is just another harmful stereotype of Latino people and cultures. But that stereotype was embraced, validated, and propagated by Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade. During a celebration of “National Taco Day” on the October 4 Fox and Friends broadcast, Kilmeade asked meteorologist Maria Molina, "So what are the tips we need to know? You grew up on tacos, correct?" But Molina was born in Nicaragua — tacos aren’t even commonly eaten in her country!" Read more on why I signed the petition but with reservations. National Taco Day Insult Underscores Racial, Ethnic, Religious Profiling Issues