October...
I realize that it's been a long darn time since I've posted here...I hope to change that long writing drought. It's October, which has long been one of my favorite months, probably my favorite. There are several reasons for this. First off, my birthday falls in October. It's already passed ( Happy Birthday to me !), and that's fine. Another year older... Then, there's Halloween at the end of the month. When I was a kid, getting dressed up for Trick-or-Treating was a big deal, especially in the neighborhoods I lived in. There were always tons of kids going out, and every house seemed to have better and better treats. We got to stay out after dark, got plenty of candy, saw most of our friends...all with our parents' blessing. What's not to love? There was also the fact that the school year was still new enough that I hadn't grown bored with it, but far enough along to already be in the grove of it. The air was crisp (at least in New York state...