They always say that Labor Day weekend is the official end of summer. I never really bought into that. As a kid, I was back in school at least a week before Labor Day, so summer had been over for me for a while. No, this weekend is the end of summer. Basically, all the kids are headed back to school, and that means one very, very important thing to me: the end of tourist season. If you were busy interrupting your vacation to address the nation, odds are you missed it.
Summer ends with a bang
The East Coast received quite a jolt on Tuesday when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Virginia, sending shock waves felt as far away as Maine. Now, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions are hunkering down for Hurricane Irene. It has to be said: This is God punishing us for caring about Kim Kardashian’s wedding.
The Libyans!
Libyan rebels took control of Tripoli this week. With the storming of the country’s capital, it seems likely that regime change is in the air. Indeed, amid the ongoing insurgency, Steve Jobs announced that he was stepping down as CEO of Apple.
I did social networks when only 5% of the population knew about them
According to a recent survey, half of the adult American population is on at least one social network. The survey found that the other half of respondents, when asked if they use Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn, said something unintelligible because they forgot to put their dentures in.