The change of month is always a moment of reflection. Where did I put that calendar? Why am I standing in the garage? Who would put scissors in a pencil box?

October is a great month for sports in the United States. We have baseball, football, and basketball all keeping us occupied while the obesity rate slowly rises. What is going on? At least if there is one thing we can be sure of it is that the obesity rate will never rise quickly. First it has to unwedge itself from the groove it has set in the couch.

The weather is cooling and the time is perfect to take long walks before Winter comes and takes a big shit on our productivity. The long haul is beckoning us and we have no choice but to answer it. Fear not though, friends. It’s like Vlad the Impaler told the Turks, “Keep your head up…Never mind I’ll do it.”