That time of the year

I actually made it to the middle of October. Naturally I'm quite pleased. I suppose it may have been simple inattention on my part, but I'd like to think that it actually happened later this year, that various institutions throughout the country all mutually agreed to postpone things just a bit this year.

If only they'd managed a couple of more weeks. Imagine! How wonderful would it be to not encounter a Christmas tree until Halloween had passed? Still the middle of October isn't too shabby at all. Christmas trees in September are simple depressing, but the middle of October I can live with.