Worth getting up for in October 2023: the new Gaslight Anthem record; the new Dave Hause record; the new Ha Ha Tonka record; last year’s American Aquarium record, which I finally got around to; road trips; getting necessary work done on my car (despite the expense); paying off a big debt; leaves changing colors; knocking several places off both my 100 Foods / 100 Hot Dogs in NC’s 100 counties lists; 5:30 meeting; cool autumn mornings; visiting parts of North Carolina I’ve never been before; petting dogs on my walks; new books; the North Carolina Zoo; weird small town festivals; the view of Atlanta from Bobby Dodd Stadium; Tez Walker getting eligibility; Georgia football; Brock Bowers in specific; the incredibly dumb ending of the Minnesota / Iowa football game; Floyd of Rosedale; apple cider tea; journaling in the mornings; Writing Down The Bones, still and always; Barbara Butcher’s What The Dead Know; yellow leaves; apple cider chai.