Rant/Rave: My 3rd favorite month

[JL21]

My birthday is in August, and some of the best times I've ever had were in college when everyone came back to school during those last 10 days of the month. It's the only summer month I don't hate.

[lukethedrifter]

My first day at the U of I was my 19th birthday. Good times.

[Radbird]

Yeah, this summer has been pleasently cool. Almost too cool. I went to a pool two weeks ago and it was too cold to get in....Middle of July.

Global cooling

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Next summer, I fully expect it to reach 120 for 60 straight days.

[jim]

I don't know why I picked August 3rd. I've never liked August - back to school, double sessions, baseball season ending. I like May better than August.

[planet planet]

My birthday is in August, and some of the best times I've ever had were in college when everyone came back to school during those last 10 days of the month. It's the only summer month I don't hate.

You and luke have the same b-day, don't you?

[lukethedrifter]

How could you forget the Annual Extravaganza?


As a kid, August/my birthday meant summer was coming to an end. Melancholy. It was like Sunday evening and I hadn't gotten my homework done.

[jim]

As a kid mid/late August just tore my heart out of my chest. Up until 3rd grade, school absolutely terrified me. It scarred me, I still remember those feelings to this day. Then when I was old enough to deal with school - double sessions. Putrid. Today they don't let them abuse kids like they did when I played, but I remember the horror of preparing for that bowl full of stupid. Hated hated hated HATED double sessions. And I was a decent player, All-city my Senior year, it wasn't like I hated it because I wasn't good at it or got my ass kicked. That sickening wet dog smell of your pads and how wet your shoulder pads were when you put them on for the 3:00 practice from the morning.

[Freed Roger]

yeah, double sessions -. we did a boot camp thing too. before the days of the internet 24/7 news -coaches didn't hear so much of heat exhaustion. We had a coach that considered hydration a sign of weakness, a reward to be held back.

We've had decent weather so far this summer, but I associate August with hazy skies that withers away every thing it shines upon.

[haltz]

Is double sessions a common term? I've honestly never heard that before in my life. Sounds like it should refer to soccer practices or something. We always said two-a-days.