A family friend was a huge Cleveland Browns fan. Who are the Browns, you may ask?

Well, my mother made a point of asking, as if in earnest, “Who are the Browns?” whenever she would run into our friend. 

“Don’t say that!” he would say. 

It was hilarious, and never got old.

I hope our post-Brady Patriots do not inspire similar ribbing many years from now. The gold dust from the dynasty should protect us for years to come, until our next dynasty, however soon or not so soon that could be. Maybe New England’s 38-15 win last Sunday over the Browns – who? – was a good sign. 

Week’s positive parting thought: Happy Halloween fun at Wiscasset Middle High School’s haunted high school from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22, and Rescue Charlie’s Friends’ Howl-O-Ween, from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 and from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. And get ready for one of Wiscasset’s biggest events of the year. The time-honored Halloween parade is at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 31 (line up is at 4:15 p.m.), followed by the Nightmare on Federal Street block party, which runs til 6:30 p.m. Visit wiscassetmyrec.com for details.