Long ago, summer actually means something. It was really different from the rest of the year. There was no school. There were no responsibilities. And not having to be home until sundown meant a lot longer to wander aimlessly. Since I grew up in the woods, sundown wasn't even always the curfew... and the warmer (but not too warm, since I grew up in the north) nights mean that the walk home would be decent enough. It was a time to go to The Beach and see who else was there. A time for just hanging out. Everything on TV was a rerun and the Internet wasn't a thing that people had... so long, lazy days. And then I graduated high school. Summer became something less special. And then I graduated college... and summer became just like every other part of the year. A song that reminds you of summertime You'd think it would be easy to nail down at … Continue reading →