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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown & A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving These are two of the best holiday specials ever, chock full of childhood innocence and wise truths ("Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker"). Honestly, the fall holidays are woefully incomplete without at least one viewing of each of them.
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Pipes Now, I smoke my pipe all year long, but my brother-in-law sees the briar as more of an autumn pleasure. I can see that, as they definitely keep your hands warm. My favorite blend this time of year is Vermont Maple Cavendish from Pipeworks & Wilke.
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Grilled cheese & tomato soup Also known as Nature's Most Perfect Comfort Food. For maximum enjoyment, consume on days that are rainy and gray.
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Hoodies When I'm away from the workplace, you can bet that I'll be sporting a hoodie from my extensive collection. They are part of the Simplest Ensemble Ever (t-shirt, pants, hoodie) and serve a useful yet stylish purpose during the transition from late summer to when the weather requires a jacket.
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Scary movies I fully admit that I'm a wuss when it comes to horror movies, but I still think October rivals Christmas for the year's best time for TV. So many scary movies, so little time.
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Pumpkin pie On the Pie Awesomeness Scale, pumpkin is on equal footing with key lime. Given the time of year, though, the edge goes to the gourd.
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Driving caps Yep, autumn is when I'm at my most stylin'. Unfortunately, I don't own a Bentley, but when I wear one of these I add an air of Old World class to my Jetta.
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Baseball playoffs/World Series Sure, the regular season games are nice, but they often seem meaningless. The post-season is where it matters. Go big or go home. Luckily, neither of my teams are contenders (the Nats and the O's), so there's not much of a chance of me getting heart palpitations. And, really, by supporting these two teams, I have virtually no chance of developing a baseball-related health condition for many, many years to come.
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Fireplaces They are the very definition of "cozy." During weekends in the fall, my house has it running full-time. Don't have a fireplace? Your remedy is here.
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Tweed, dark plaid, and houndstooth Autumn is when my inner prep is fully unleashed. When not donning hoodies, clothing with these patterns are what I turn to.
*I learned that fancy term from Judge Reinhold.
2 comments:
call me a purist, but wax and parafin logs do not a fire make. you should get jan to get a cord of wood delivered this year and do it right. if it doesnt pop and leave holes in the carpet in front of the hearth, its not a fire.
but even a wax and paper log is light years more authentic than...than... a GAS fireplace.
another great post. this was the best micahworld week in ages.
I'm with the CW;
gas fireplace = lame
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