Okay, today is Halloween, and I believe that this has got me wondering: when does Christmas shopping season begin? I walked into a store today and they were putting up Christmas decorations, and Halloween hasn’t even began yet.

I remember as a kid not being able to wait until Christmas, and not seeing any commercials related to it until Thanksgiving. Now, I see them before Halloween. I can’t help but wonder when it is too early to advertise for it. I remember in The Charlie Brown Easter how stores were decorated for Christmas during Easter.

I am hoping to see more Christmas items as we are heading into the holiday, assumging that we are. I am going to declare Oct. 24 the official now-you-can-celebrate Christmas day.