It was one of those first really hot days early in summer, or maybe late in the spring in these latitudes, when the overwhelming heat is still a novelty rather than a constant. In earlier years, I used to luxuriate in the first scorching day of the coming season. The return of the merciless Southern summer was kind of assuring, a reminder that the seasons were still in their place, that some things never change.

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This article was published Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Editorial, Pages 22 on 08/20/2008

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