August 2025 Begins

 We are now in the month of AUGUST 2025 for both the first and last time.  As each second, minute, hour, day, and week goes by, it will never be visited again unless it is through records, photos, or digital memories.

What is unique about AUGUST 2025?

Nothing...

It is just another month just like any other month.

For some, it is the start of school.

For others, it is the last month of summer.

For me, August of increased humidity, rain, and trying to find a window where the lawn can be mowed without having to rack up grass cuttings.

For my wife, August is just another warm month that she can spend out in the sunroom reading her romance novels or watching her Korean movies.

She was one of the first fans of the musical group BTS and began watching Korean Drama when several members of the group decided to fulfill their military obligations.

But...

back to August 2025...

When I was growing up in Alexandria, Virginia, when August rolled around, we knew that we only had one more complete month of summer vacation.

Unlike today, summer vacation was between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays.

The summer was originally shortened because teachers wanted more money and in order to get that extra money, they had to agree to extend the school year.

Many of our decisions, as you well know, revolve around MONEY...