Everyone I know has started complaining about the chilly weather we’ve just started getting, but I couldn’t be happier. This is my absolute favorite time of year and the only time that I really enjoy being outside. This is hoodie weather at its best, as long as you can ignore the occasional bout of torrential rain. The only real complaint I have is that fall is so short compared to the endless (or at least endless-seeming) summers and winters we get here. The most depressing fall I can think of was (I think) in 2002 - it was well into the 80s the first week of October, but it was full-on winter by Halloween. This year I think we’re a little luckier, and I intend to enjoy every chilly minute of it.