A Gourd for All Seasons

A special late night "Morning" Report today from New Hampshire today after a day of travel.  Normally, I'd let things slide and go on vacation as you've seen me do in the past.  But as I was flying home today I realized there was one crucial link for this holiday season that I'd failed to distribute, so a late night report was called for.  An advance warning, things below and across the link are going to get a bit vulgar.
 
Here on Thanksgiving Eve, we're about to enter a day of seasonal transition.  After tomorrow, Fall decor is out of style.  Gone are the autumn leaves, the mini-pumpkins, the oranges, the browns, the yellows.  Snowmen come out of storage, Santas are up on shelves, giant lawn snowglobes get inflated.  Now, tis the season.  But what many people fail to realize is that 'tis been the season all along.  Just... A different season.
 
In the month of November, with the Jack O'Lanterns and witches gone, a few pieces of Halloween are allowed to remain as a new season begins.  That's right... The link a few of you have been waiting for this whole time... Its Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.  I know, I'm late on this classic, but a promise is a promise, and it had to be distributed before the season passed.  Of course, Colin Nissan's sign-off is a bit out of season now, as we can no longer say "Welcome to autumn," no matter what expletive we put after it.  Still, if you like Nissan's sentiment, his immortal words are available on a mug!
 
Today's a great day to follow in your father's footsteps.  Not only was Ken Griffey, Jr. born today, but so was Christopher Tolkien.