I was wondering how deep we’d get into October/November before I had to break out the many, many layers of clothes I have to wear in order to keep warm in my icebox of an office. The answer: Oct. 27. Layers worn: 4. And what did I see on my way to work yesterday morning? Snow! Seriously. Little hard pellets of →

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So I went and voted yesterday. Thought I’d do it early and avoid what are sure to be long lines on Nov. 4. Overall, it was pretty painless. Stood in line a few minutes, waited for a crashed computer to restart, and then got my ballot. I filled out a paper ballot that was scanned through a machine after I →

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So I went out to the mall today to run an errand. And what do I see sitting inside JC Penney all shiny and green and lit up and ready to be taken home? Christmas trees. Seriously. Christmas trees. People do realize that it’s October, right? That we’re still three weeks away from Halloween? That it’s still 2 1/2 months →

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It’s raining in my neck of the woods today. A cool, silver, gray drizzle that somehow makes everything seem darker and much more hushed. Makes me want to curl up with a good book or take a nap. 😎 What about you? Are you enjoying the weather in your neck of the woods? Are the leaves changing yet? I’m starting →

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