Halloween is now behind us and little shopping mall elves are scurrying to get rid of the pumpkins and hang non-denominational decorations throughout stores in hopes that wandering shoppers will be drawn to their stores almost two months before the big day.

 Hypersensitive atheists are digging in their basements to find their protest signs in order to try and wipe all Christian references from public displays of the holidays while uptight bible-thumpers convince themselves that defending these displays is a battle akin to the crusades of yore.

 I will be looking forward to observing the holy day from a Pastafarian viewpoint.

 Below is a link to what surely will become a new Peanuts holiday standby. Not a brand new vid, but still a good one.

 In other words, it has been a slow news day.