Despite the fact that we needed three layers of clothing and a hot thermos to leave the house almost every morning of May on LBI, Memorial Day weekend, the “unofficial start to summer,” is here. And it does seem the “un”official seems less official each year. Falling on only the third week of May and highs in the 60s in the forecast makes it seem even more officially unofficial than usual. Does that make sense?
Does it seem that in the last decade or so, MDW is more of a social construct?
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