Day 4 - 174 -- Misunderstanding Summer

The end of the week arrived with much of the 'to do' list completed, but certainly not all that had been planned. More development for other courses will be done next week. As long as the main pieces are ready on time, the rest can be filled later -- much easier than inventing things. <smile>. The day had many disruptions that took me away from my main projects. While I found this frustrating today, in the end, several things had been accomplished.

Summer brings with it major wish lists. Everyone has more to do than there is time. For some reason the season carries a type of seduction -- one that can pull us into a mesmerized feeling that makes us believe it will all happen. When Fall arrives and everything we wanted to do or wanted to happen clearly didn't occur, we feel cheated. I'm not fully convinced that it is the hot, sunny weather that people want -- they want to have the time to do nothing or only their favourite things. Given our school system, I wonder if what we all are looking for isn't a return to the summer vacation of school -- that two month period that seemed to go on forever. Remember the days when we were bored? The days seemed so long. Even when summer romances entered the scene time seemed to last. Once the work force got hold of us, these leisurely summers became a dim, distant memory. Just another viewpoint to help me understand the angst of summer <smile>.

A song with lyrics that reflect summer as a false friend holding power over us, presented itself today. A Canadian singer performs this with her unique style. Enjoy!

Gatekeeper -- Feist