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September Coming

It is now the dawn of Labor Day weekend 2002. The day is supposed to be a celebration for the laboring person, the working man and woman, and is celebrated on May 1 in most other places in the world. In this country, instead it seems to be the beginning of a year. It is in the Jewish calendar. Should New Year's Day be moved to September 1? September is the beginning of school. This includes nursery schools, grammar schools, high schools, colleges, and universities. Many other activities begin in September. Toastmaster contest season begins in September. Unitarian Universalist churches seem to begin a new year in September; attendance dramatically rises and new activities galore fill the scene. It is also the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, so it is somewhat sad in Minnesota, but in Texas it is a welcome relief. It is the year of the final baseball games and the World Series, but that may not happen this year.

This September comes with a number of unusual days. There is September 11, a day that will be etched forever in our memory. Two days later is Friday the 13th, a day of foreboding for the superstitious. And for me on 2002 September 7 I will be 56 years old with 30 years of service, qualifying for retirement at my workplace. I don't intend to do that any time soon, but I have been thinking about it. If you want coincidences, note that 7 x 11 x 13, when doubled, is 2002. By coincidence it is also Rosh Hashanah 5763. That date is now only 9 days away. And after that can anything be possible? Shoot for the heavens?

September, a month to remember.