1. Candy. Start stocking up for Halloween early, so you can eat half of it YOURSELF this month. And it's also time to start worrying about costumes.
2. October's always a big month for sports fans: We've got lots of football, plus the baseball playoffs start today . . . the new NHL season starts tomorrow . . . and the NBA season starts October 22nd.
3. Some big new films hit this month: The new"Joker"movie opens nationwide this Friday . . . the"Breaking Bad"sequel"El Camino" hits Netflix on October 11th . . . Deon Cole "Cole Hearted" hits Netflix on October 8th and"Zombieland: Double Tap" lands October 18th.
4. Obviously Halloween is the big holiday this month. But here are few more holidays to mark on your calendar . . .
National Taco Day and National Vodka Day are both this Friday . . . Columbus Day is October 14th . . . and yes, this is real: Wednesday, October 23rd is "Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day."