Month: September 2008

At unspecified intervals, perhaps out of boredom, the transportation officials responsible for the electronic information signs on major highways post the message “Report Suspicious Activity” followed by a 1-800 number. The message always sends a shiver down my spine. It begs the question as to precisely what is “suspicious” activity. Without such a definition, it …

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September is a melancholy month, marking, as it does, the end of summer and, along with that, the traditional end of the summer vacation. Growing up on a resort lake, I was always of two minds about September. It did mean that the summer crowd was gone and control of the lake was relinquished to …

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