If we were characters in a fantasy novel, we’d refer to the era that started Sunday morning at 2:00 a.m.

The baseball playoffs started with the Wild Card games last week, and get underway with the League Division Series games on October 11th.

Now that the NFL has hit the starter button, fall is unofficially underway. Half the fans in the country are pricing Super Bowl tickets, while the other half wants to fire their head coach or replace their quarterback, and sometimes both.

NFL fans have waited a long time for something exciting. Cheer up, because some NFL teams open training camp on July 18 and others follow soon.

You know that sinking feeling when you accidentally double-click an item and order two items? Sometimes it’s not too bad, like two bags of cat food rather than one. You know you’ll need it eventually. But who double-clicked on “Hot Summer” this time?

Do you become a mosquito buffet every time you go outside? Unless your crush thinks it’s sexy that you’re “so sweet the mosquitos love you,” the attention from tiny insect vampires will ruin your outing with all the buzzing and slapping. One trick?

Those with lawns know that April showers don’t bring May flowers as much as the return of weekends ruined with yard work. If you must mow, get the best tool you can.

Housing problems plague major cities, including New York. Luckily, a new building just opened for residents, Steinway Tower on 57th Street at Central Park.

Who knew the middle of the Pacific Ocean could be so exciting?

Dreams of a white Christmas will remain unanswered for most of us this year, except for areas of the upper Northwest down toward Colorado, around Minnesota, and a little of the upper Northeast.