Legal said we could mention two of the holidays in progress today, so long as it was done with respect and without mocking anything. We appreciate that. It makes those first seven cups of fresh java a little easier to deal with. But confusion is abroad in all the messaging, since there are so many holidays in progress. They share some characteristics. Some are reverent while others are loud, brazen and ragged with raw energy.

They also were quite stern in the text. “Don’t let on that you are advocating anything. This is a day celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists to honor the victory of light over darkness. And of “good” over “evil.” Part of the celebration includes bright lights, sweet treats and vibrant clothing. Those traditions are echoed in some of the other ones in progress now that involve costumes, lavish displays of candy and voices raised in joy.

Others celebrate Halloween.

It is made complex by the traditions. We just had Atonement by one of the faiths that may have eliminated the Air Defenses of Persia or some place while the old pagan Halloween date is fixed on Oct. 31. Diwali’s celebration is determined by the new moon, shifts a little every year.

This year, the two holidays fall on the same cusp: Tonight.

In view of the memo from Legal, Splash had done a slide on the Night Shift to include some of the noise in which two of the holidays with formal names are inundated:

There is actually a full morning outing in each of the frames above. The current President made a special appearance to share time with an infant supporter while North Korea attempted to insert it’s crucial national interests into the American Election. Then the “garbage” thing, which sums up the level of discussion in the election. Here is a snapshot the work in progress:

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We prefer “Denali,” to the one with the cheap masks from the grocery store, since it is sincere, and we are not talking about the Halloween one.

We think.

We got a little confused last week when the Governor of Michigan appeared to be offering a benediction of some kind composed of Doritos snack chips, which could have been construed as a reference to stuff we are told Catholics hold sacred, though that might have been a matter for discussion at the Al Smith Dinner if they had attended.

Which is where the NORK angle fits in this morning. The Koreans are apparently lost and marching on Ukraine and the Pentagon willing to throw some TLAMS into the mix to welcome them. The Russians and concerned, and showed it with a major nuclear exercise to show they are really serious about something.

The Israelis have smacked Lebanon’s current new leader- after killing the last two- and capturing the last 60 armed Hamas fighters in Gaza. We forget if we are going to hit the Houthis in Yemen about the Red Sea.

We asked Abdul, the Yemeni guy who runs the smoke shop over on Glebe when we stocked up on Marlboro Ultra Lights to ensure we can get through next Tuesday when things are supposed to get interesting. He seemed a little non-plussed, so we joined him.

Rocket had the stack of stuff about the mutiny at the Washington Post, and an analysis on how the American Legacy Media complex has destroyed it relationship with the voting public, and the advertising revenue that used to make it work.

More as this holiday continues, you know? It is a grand time to be alive. Orion’s Dewali lights seemed to mention it before he sank below the West Wing here at Big Pink.