Opinion

When working diligently at your job, have you felt yourself fall more into the character, or personality, that fits it better? If you’re a soldier, have you become braver? If you’re a government official, have you become more open to ideas? If you’re a salesman, have you become more persuasive?

Although winter isn’t set to begin until Dec. 21, the air is already filled with the crisp change of colder weather. As the days get shorter and the night air sends a chill through the atmosphere, I know as a parent that it’s time to close the door and spend most of my time indoors.

Thanksgiving rolls around every year with a twang, cheesy potato casserole and, of course, turkey. Most people prepare themselves to gather with family they love - or don’t get along with - and interrogate them about their ambitions, love life or how their work is going – all over eating clove-covered ham and brown gravy.

Did everyone set their clocks back an hour? I know I did, and I’ve been waking up early the last several mornings – woo hoo! As the nights start earlier and by 5 p.m. the sun is down, some people are affected differently by the darker evenings.

Loving Halloween didn’t always come naturally to me. Growing up, my grandma Day convinced me to watch Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Conjuring – all at the peak of my preteen years. Some say too early to be introduced to such gore and chaos; and it probably was. Goosebumps, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Secret at Mystic Lake: Nancy Drew Diaries kept me up all hours of the night reading and afraid.

More than a title When I first started this writing gig last June, at the time I honestly didn’t think I’d still be here over a year. I knew I liked writing and I needed a job.

Doing things your younger self loved is a happy way to thank yourself for how far you’ve come. For example, last week I invited my friends over for a “slumber party” like we used to do in high school. There were many differences from then to now. We drank wine instead of juice, we stayed at my house instead of my friend’s mom’s house, and we were 23 to 24 years old rather than 17.

Say you’re a citizen and you want to put in your first Sunshine Law request – which is necessary if you want to apply the Sunshine Law to local record keepers in the city or county. The most important way to request any form would be to submit it in writing or online.