The dark-at-5 p.m. days of standard time are again upon us, even though the thermometer still keeps reading 70 degrees. But there will be no rest for the weary this month, with what may prove to be a rollercoaster ride of an election kicking us off and the gluttonously delightful holiday of Thanksgiving rounding us out. And these are good things. They help keep us perky when the deep freeze forecasted for this winter sets…