It's colder. All of a sudden the snap in the air remands a fleece pull over for the walk to work. I even wore gloves the other night after committee. Of course, it is the way it should be but, really, its not the way I want it. Who loves October? There are still a few tomatoes on the sparse ugly vines we potted late and then ignored though the dry spells. The winds whip the tree out front, the tree starting it dead spiral. Whole brittle branches are poised to crash down upon the sidewalk.

• So if people are not employed but self-employed and not paid into the system for years... why will they get EI benefits but immigrant grannies can't get a cup of tea after three years of contributing to the Canadian economy? Will the CPC plan for EI require the self-employed to pay into the plan for a few years before the maternity benefits trigger?
• The Sox finally win.
• I didn't know that John Brown was from near here. I was upstate yesterday.which requires a drive north-east, south and then south-west. Wore a tie and everything. Learned about the Battle of Plattsburg. Good Cheddar costs half what it does here. Got a football tee, too. A good one this time.
• Ugly Canadian anti-Americanism: "Americans are stupid, obviously." Why this time? This is why.
• So Letterman's staff are there to satisfy his sexual needs and then to conspire criminally against him. Maybe this is why I watch Leno. I just hope Paul Shaffer is in the clear on all counts.

They day is now upon you. Do something good for a change, would you? Just because it's Friday doesn't mean you all have to slack off.