Labor Day signals the end of summer. Cottages are closed, and schools are open. The days grow shorter and the nights cooler. The seasons are changing; autumn is on deck. Labor Day, always the first Monday in September — and not Jan. 1 in the dark middle of winter — is the logical New Year's.
This means that the desk must be cleaned out. What follows are a few of my "end ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30, 2013