Summer Hangover

As with most summers, the sex scandals (Larry Craig, David Vitter et al) from our nation's capital ensures that some of us (If we ever admit to doing so) continue to follow the news through the slow summer news cycle, perhaps not as intense as we normally do.

This summer definitely will be remembered because of the specifics of the Larry Craig scandal, will spare you the details, as if the cable channels and You-Tube have not provided enough analysis and reenactments to last a life time.

We have shared the vacation stories with neighbors and anyone that cares to listen, kids have started school, so the waiting at the bus-stop or the daily school runs are back, traffic on Route 7 is gradually returning to the usual snail speed, so it is taking longer to get to work - with the construction around Rt7/River Creek Intersection the traffic may get worse for some of us. Some say the construction traffic is worth the trouble - the Wegmans effect, I guess.

So as we wean ourselves from summer, how do we keep the summer spirit going?. My way of keeping it going - think about upcoming holidays - Halloween (for some of us), Thanksgiving and even Christmas. How are you handling your summer hangover, if any?