Speed Gibson

I think August is my least favorite month. As a young lad, there was all kinds of stuff to do in June and July. But come August, the beaches closed and the summer Park and Recreation programs ended. My mother started dragging me off to buy school clothes, where appearance trumps comfort. I did like buying school supplies and looked forward to the start of school if nothing else to break the boredom and often, the heat.

As an employee, it's tougher to get stuff done around Labor Day as everyone tries to leverage that one day. Those that are in find too many contacts and resources unavailable to get much done. Business just doesn't get back to work full speed until the second Monday of September.

Even current events seems to go dark, mostly notably locally with the start of the Minnesota State Fair. Once upon a time I really enjoyed watching and listening to "live at the fair" coverage, but now everybody does essentially the same act. Brian "St. Paul" Ward is a rare exception.

Nationally, most of the talk show hosts take time off, too. If you're in the substitute host business, August is your big opportunity other than perhaps the Christmas / New Years holidays.

No hurry, I'm just whining, but bring on September.