So I Decided To Walk To Work...Then I Didn't

Last month the play my daughter and I were in closed. Since then, my exercise regimen has become non-existent. Sure, there was FanX Comic Con, but that was only one weekend. Turns out, some of my clothes have gotten more snug.

So, I decided to walk to work this afternoon. It's only a couple of miles away and it's all downhill. What could be easier? I get to work and get some exercise at the same time.

Except, I didn't.

It's still too hot.

I didn't want to end up at work all goopy and sweaty before my shift even started. I ended up getting a ride with my son. But, had I walked, I would have experienced a beautiful late summer afternoon. The mornings are crisp and the afternoons are no longer unbearable. 

For the next six weeks I'll be working the weekends. There'll be many other opportunities to get some exercise. Will I take them? It depends. But I know, if it's too hot, I most likely won't.

Halloween Season...It Begins This Week

This morning, as I left for work, it was dark and the crisp air had a bit in it.

Halloween is coming!

And, as if to solidify the point, my autumn gig of scaring the crap out of people begins this next weekend. It's time to break out the Halloween decorations. And so I did, at my work desk. I unboxed then assembled my Jack Skellington. He's seen better days and I'm missing his dog, Zero, but even with his faults, he puts me in holiday mood.

I've made no secret that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I do not "go all out" as some do. We decorate, the house but the kids don't go "trick-or-treating." They're getting too old, anyway. But there's something about the time of year--summer's relinquishing its hold on the hot weather and things are starting to cool down. It's the beginning of football season, college, pro, even high school when I get a chance to watch.

The days shorten, the nights get longer.

What a beautiful time of year!

I know Halloween merchandise has been in stores for months, but it doesn't matter. Once Lagoon opens its doors (this year on Friday, the 13th...) and we escort 40 or so people into a small room on the park and begin Seance, it's on!

I hope you all a healthy and hearty Halloween season. For me, it begins this week.