Chattanooga Pulse

1. “Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.” — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), Skeptical Essays (1928), “Dreams and Facts”

2. “Summer afternoon. Summer afternoon…the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
— Henry James (1843-1916)

3. “In summer, the song sings itself.” — William Carlos Williams (1883-963)

4. “The summer night is like a perfection of thought.”
— Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)

5. “This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath,
May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.”
— William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), “Romeo and Juliet”, Act II, scene 2

6. “It’s a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do.”
— Walter Winchell (1897-1972)

As summer lays its warm grip upon Chattanooga, it’s a time for short things: short pants, short skirts, short sleeves.  It’s also a time for slowing down a bit, both because of the omnipresent heat of the afternoon, but also to enjoy the long luxurious evenings.

It’s a time for picnics and parties, vacations and celebrations, and the glorious days of no school for the younger generation.  Even for adults, nearly everything relaxes a bit during the summer, which is entirely the way it should be.

Enjoy the summer and get outside.  There will be plenty of time to spend indoors come autumn and winter.