... and that means it's time to start looking toward the end of the year, winter, and more. I'm looking at my list of "things to do before the end of 2007" and figuring what remains. There's sealing the driveway, for example, and having my vision checked for 2007. In previous months, there have been an assortment of annual exams -- for me, my car, and my furnace, for example -- already taken care of. New hot water tank. And so on.

And figuring the end of the year isn't that far off, I'm starting to put together that list of people for whom I try to pick up some sort of gift. One down (as I posted at CBGXtra, itself), but a lot to go. A Heritage lot of treats I bought for myself just came in -- and I've finally grabbed the chance to open them. It's delicious, almost 100% Walt Kelly comics at about $25 each in nice shape. Hilarity abounds.

So what do you hope for at year's end? And have you done all the "things to do" on your list?