Maybe they're on to something here.
I came across a weird fact I'll use on the air Monday, a weird fact that has really got me to thinking. And that, as we all know, can be a dangerous thing. The fact?
That almost sixty percent of Americans consider August 1st to be the end of summer.
The reason that fact seems to be resonating with me is that here we are, just a few days before “the end of summer”, and it really doesn't seem like summer's even started yet. I don't know the reason; I don't know if it's been the less than optimal weather we've had here, the packed schedule I seem to have had recently, or the transitional state of things since the station changed ownership June 1st. But for me, at least, here we are—just a few days before what some people consider “the end of summer”, and mine doesn't even seem to have begun yet.
Yikes.
That's not to say I haven't enjoyed myself the past few months, because I can really say that I have. I've been playing outside and taking time off here and there like I normally do, but something just seems...different. I can't put my finger on it, nor can I even say if the difference is a good thing or a bad thing. But whatever that difference is, it just makes it seem to me, at least, like summer has barely started.
Even if sixty percent of Americans think it's now over.
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On a slightly less gloomy note, have a great weekend. It's supposed to be sunny & hot here in Marquette, which is my favorite kind of weather. Enjoy Art on the Rocks, enjoy Outback, and enjoy every other thing going on the area this weekend (and trust me—there are a LOT of things going on in the area this weekend).
Monday? The report on how my annual week of dorky counting turned out. Bet you can't wait, huh?
8-)
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