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The first salvo of winter was fired this weekend as the Northeast digs out from an impressive storm that has left millions without power. The numbers are incredible; 28 inches in Pittsfield, Mass, 18 inches in Bridgeton.Me, and 17 in Bristol, Conn. How rare is an October blizzard? Historically rare writes Dr Jeff Masters in wunderground. Here in Cabot Cove the damage was mostly psychological as goblins and robots slogged through slush on their way to Halloween parties. The collective shrug is part of the charm of Maine and another reason why we put up with the summer.

With an anemic economy and new ad revenue  hard to come by, a classical music radio station in New York has turned to noted huckster Beethoven for help. The innovative ad campaign features the tagline
"Obey Toven" and tote bags declaring "Beethoven Was Def". Of course there is a precedent for Ludwig modernization including this 1976 classic from Walter Murphy.

Witchcraft is alive and well in the Phillipines writes Benjamis Haas in the Los Angeles Times and ghosts are haunting a Maine courthouse according to Greg Latimer of The Lincoln County News. For those non believers and skeptics of the paranormal check out ghostresearch.org, an online clearinghouse of unexplainable photographs purported to be from the great beyond or possibly Ohio. Finally, before you step out of the house tonight, check out these bad Halloween costumes courtesy of retrocrush. Hmm....I never thought of going as Mr Kotter or Chachi but the "Leather Guy" from the Village People may have won a door prize in certain bars.

In sports the Giants survived a scare from the woeful Miami Dolphins to take a commanding lead in the NFC East as Philadelphia crushed the Dallas Cowboys. This sets up a fairly important game next week for the G Men who travel to Foxborough to play the soft New England Patriots writes Dan Shaughnessy who says coaches are like "MIT seniors fumbling around the Playboy Mansion" when facing Bill Belichick.
Optimism in the Bay area remains high after the 49ers' slugged their way to a 20-10 victory over Cleveland and the Cincinatti Bengals are making believers in the Queen City. I bemoaned parity in the NFL for years but the level playing does make for interesting copy. The Detroit Lions, a feel good story any way you cut it, have become a symbol for Detroits decades long stuggle for rebirth. Lastly for you Patriots fans I give you this and this ahead of Sundays game. Somewhere Elllis Hobbs is still looking over his shoulder.

Here is an occasional feature called Throw Another Blog On The Fire and today we have this from angry Clevelandites who are (no surprise) upset with the Obama administration ignoring the Constitution. What's up with these bloggers? Can't bother to find a  job? No-one will hire you? Who has time to read a thousand newspapers and glean sympathetic arguments to support your particular agenda? Oh wait, that hits a little close to home.