It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween

Pumpkins now line the porch, and spider webs the shrubbery. We've had our traditional Irish meal in honor of the celts (who gave us Samhain), brought the candy bowl out of repose, and I've worn several pairs of orange socks this week.

We're on the second round of costumes. We've watched The Phantom of the Opera (The Lon Chaney version) and the The History Channel's Haunted History of Halloween.

Today was celebration day on Michigan's campus, the day of the Halloween party at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History and the Halloween Concert given annually by the School of Music.

It's really feeling a lot like Halloween these days.