Death is not worse pain than an empty life. -- Lun Tha

October, as someone noticed yesterday, sure has a lot of stuff to take note of, in the annual Calendar of Stuff to Note.  As we close out the month, here are some I haven't yet mentioned:

This is Right Brainers Rule! Month.  I did a Google search on this term and found 127,000 entries.  Try it. It's very interesting. Lots of books about how the future will be guided by those in their "right" minds.

Today is Books for Treats Day, as well as Caramel Apple Day.  So...do we dip the books in caramel first? No?  I'm so confused....!   It's National Knock-Knock Joke Day. So go ahead, annoy your friends and co-workers by following them around all day. 


It is also National UNICEF Day. If you see charming children collecting for this noteworthy charity, please give generously. I used to be one of those kids who collected, once upon a time, a long, long time ago.

And of course, it's Samhain. It's also Halloween, or All Hallow's Evening.  Of these, there is much to be said of both these occasions all over MindSay.

It's been an interesting month, finding out the unusual observations people have during October.  I know I learned a lot.  I learned, especially, to beware of leftovers on October 30th...