The fruit in the Harry & David catalog may not appeal to you, but what about cookies? Cheesecake? Peppermint bark!?!?! Ugh. So hungry right now.

So: There was an ancient pagan goddess of spring named Eostre who was celebrated during the Vernal (spring) equinox. Hares (and rabbits) were symbols of the fertility of the season; the saying "mad as a March hare" came from the fact that the critters had so much sex during that time of the year. Eggs were also…

The first one came in last Wednesday. It was followed by another on Saturday, then another on Monday. And when the fourth food-porn catalog came in yesterday, it finally hit me: the stuff-your-face-with-food season has officially begun! No matter that Halloween is 47 days away or that the difference between now and…