Well, as is almost always the case, it was hotter than all get out yesterday as the month of September came to an end, one month that always seems to bring the highest highs, like the start of the month, when I celebrated my birthday with two impressive wins for UCLA and Garfield in football, to the lowest lows, where I saw the passing of my friend Joe McDonnell's radio career and the death of my mentor Mike Hollander as well as of Paul Newman, not to mention the anniversary of the deathof my Grandfather 31 years ago yesterday.
And now, we come to the month of October, bringer of dreams of (allegedly) cold evenings and swirling winds filled with falling leaves, the sounds of baseball fading into the background as the playoffs and the World Series brings the curtain down on another season, where the NHL begins its' long march to hand the Stanley Cup to the next team as Hockey begins anew, where yards go from being manicured things of beauty to all sorts of frightening visions as Halloween approaches, along with the realization that it's the Holiday season, when the year begins its slow slide towards December and ultimately a new year.
Of course, in this year of another Summer Olympics triumph, the unbelievable spectacle of the Opening Ceremonies, and, for lack of a better word, tragedy, i.e. the horrible Closing Ceremonies that ended the Games in Beijing, we also look towards that first Tuesday in November, 35 days from now, when we, as a country, decide who will lead us as President. For me and countless others, we made up our minds a long time ago, but in 35 days, every one in the country, at least those eligible to vote, will get that chance. Assuming they aren't blocked from voting like the Republicans did in Ohio four years ago.
And God help us all if Obama doesn't win this one...
(Can you Guess who I'm Voting for?)
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