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24 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2026 E L E M E N TA RY, M R . WATS O N BY J O H N WATS O N , PA LO M A R C O L L EG E C an you feel it? One of the best times of the year is finally here. The kids are back in school (finally), the weather is cooling, the days are getting shorter, football is back, and fall is showing up everywhere. Of course, beginning Sept. 1, two groups immediately emerge: those ready to enjoy fall, and those already dragging out the Christmas decorations like October and No- vember no longer exist. Then there is pumpkin spice: Coffee, cookies, candles, soap, air freshener—the list goes on. Is anything left that someone hasn't tried to turn into pumpkin spice? In fact, I thought I had seen it all until I was offered A Nightmare on PCB Street