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Labor Day

My fall desktop: view of Central Park

Coming soon: Labor Day, my favorite holiday. There are so many pluses to the unofficial end of summer. Even in California, where there is no fall to speak of, I’m comforted by the fact that there’s supposed to be fall, that Hallmark thinks there’s fall, and that the days of dry, unrelenting 90+-degree sunny weather are numbered.

Here’s what’s in store:

  • School starts! In fact, it has started.
  • I can officially buy large bags of Halloween candy without getting strange looks at checkout.
  • The ratio of kid movies to adult movies will change from 100 to 1 to 10 to 1. First on my list: the very adult psychological thriller, The Gift. I’ll let you know how that measures up.
  • Ice cream parlors will be kid-free again before 3 PM.
  • Pumpkin flavored everything!
  • Theater comes alive on Broadway; all museum wings are open, and it’s finally safe to plan a vacation.
  • I can put away those nasty white clothes that show spills without mercy, and are not as slimming as blacks (sometimes you just have to add an LOL).