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Humidity.

I rarely take vacation time in July because of that single weather extreme. I’m more the April or October type.

But this year, circumstances prompted a change in my habits. And while the humidity is out there in spades, I’m glad I am getting out of the house more during a month I usually hole up inside.

Folks know we are reading enthusiasts here at the newspaper. Obviously, that makes sense in our line of business.

As print and on-line information providers, it’s, well, kind of important that our current and future customers are have effective reading skills.

Hence, over the years we have been ardent advocates of education and literacy initiatives.

Are you ready for some summer?
Like most folks, my bet is you’re already pondering just exactly how hot it’s going to get in August.
That’s because we’ve had an extremely warm May and June — and July’s just around the corner.
My guess is the days and weeks to come won’t exactly be lazy. Especially this weekend, because Independence Day is here.

I always enjoy the holiday … especially when it coincides with a long weekend.

Faithful readers know by now that the old curmudgeon loves reading, especially older books.
The other day we picked up a volume that had resided peacefully on our shelf for close to a quarter of a century, the exact time it is hard to state with certainty.
It was published in 1972, but we did not acquire it for some little time, possibly 10 to 15 years. We do this quite often, buying a book that looks interesting, which we for some reason cannot read just at the time of purchase, but which we think we may at some time get around to reading.