We have started one of my favorite months of the year. The leaves are changing, the days are more comfortable, high school and major league baseball playoffs get underway, my birthday is in October (although the candle count is getting higher than I would like), Halloween and we could even see some snow before it ends. (Remember 1991?)

October comes from the Latin octo, meaning eight. October was originally the eighth month on the old Roman calendar. It's one of seven months with 31 days. It means fall here in North America and it's springtime in South America.

According to Wikipedia, in common years, January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years. October ends on the same day of the week as February and January in common years only. In common years, October starts on the same day as May of the previous year and in leap years, October starts on the same day as August of the previous year. In common years, October ends on the same day as May of the previous year while in leap years, October ends on the same day as August and November of the previous year. In years immediately before common years, October starts on the same day as April and July of the following year while in years immediately before leap years, October starts on the same day of the week as September and December of the following year. In years immediately before common years, October ends on the same day of the week as July of the following year. In years immediately before leap years, October ends on the same day of the week as April and December of the following year. Whew! Did you get all that?

The last week of October is the only week of the year all four major professional sports leagues are scheduled. The NBA and NHL are into their regular schedules, the NFL is about the halfway mark and baseball is in the World Series.

Columbus Day is observed on the second Monday, October 4-10 is Fire Prevention week and it's a month dedicated to breast cancer awareness.

Get out and enjoy the colors, get those yards prepped and enjoy those last days to get on a lake or golf course before old man winter shows up. The good news is after December 21, the days start getting longer again.

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