Saturday, May 24, 2014

Why It Ain't Really Summer Yet

I don't know who came up with the notion that the summer begins on Memorial Day but all this stuff about summer kicking off this weekend is nothing but a hoax.
Summer arrives on June 21 and it doesn't end till the first day of autumn which is September 22 or thereabouts. Summer does not end on Labor Day and it doesn't begin on May 26 or any day close to that.
Of course, Memorial Day is simply Memorial Day -- a day to remember our fallen heroes. 
And Memorial Day is actually May 30. For many years this day was known as Decoration Day. That term was coined to remind us to decorate the graves of those who died in service to our nation and all others who have passed on that we wanted to remember. But hardly anybody seems to visit graves anymore so you never hear about Decoration Day these days.
Weather-wise, May is not a very reliable month. This year in these parts May has been unsettled, to say the least. Though it does look like the "unofficial start of summer" will be warm and sunny this year, that may not last very long. 
It ain't July yet. Get it?

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