Top five signs that autumn is here

1. When I do laundry, I find that each load includes a bunch of socks.

2. Trees around the neighborhood have started posting maps and directions to make sure that every last leaf finds its way to my yard.

3. The annual appearance of Pigboy Willy's Pumpkin Patch (I kid you not) in a nearby strip-mall parking lot.

4. Walking down the sidewalk has a greatly increased risk of severe injury from slipping on hundreds of acorns. Of course, the squirrels still can't find them.

5. The inevitable feeling of disappointment knowing that there isn't much baseball left to watch.