Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It's been 30 days since my last blog post and I haven't done anything worth repeating, much less committing to cyberspace for all eternity.

Yes, I welcomed a new cousin on Oct. 1, but the month went downhill from there. In fact, I've spent the last two weeks in various states of nasal congestion. It was tough at first, but once I found a daytime/nighttime medication that worked for me, all was well. Sadly, it took 10 days for that to occur, so I'm only on day four of breathing through both nostrils at the same time.

Lest you think I sat around, medicated, all month, I must tell you that I did watch two transmissions of the Metropolitan Opera's performances -- "Tosca" and "Aida" -- and I intend to continue on through the rest of the season. Next up: "Turandot." I don't know anything about that one, except it ends with the famous aria "Nessun Dorma," and stars Marcello Giordani, who I have seen in prior productions. He's good.

Tomorrow is Halloween. And, while it may have made sense to wait until I'd completed my holiday revelry to report on it, I'm just going to say it now: I don't like Halloween, and I won't be dressing up. Instead, I hope to watch the University of Miami Hurricanes and New York Yankees win their respective games. (If the Yankees don't win, I can at least be comforted by the pregame musical number by the cast of "Glee.")

And that's about it for me. Here's hoping next month beats the socks off this month.