WHAT NOW?: I always call Memorial Day weekend the annual false start of summer. For a couple/few days we’re chest-deep in the summer look and feel, people-wise. Then it’s back to a silent spring state of mind, made more so after the dull weekend roar.

By the end of June, the true beginning begins, climaxing with July 4th weekend. After that it’s full-bore through mid-August, when students start to melt away and things go quieter. But screw thinking about fall already.