First day of classes for the semester. As soon as I stepped out the door, I could feel it—autumn. Though the equinox is still just under a month away, the musty aura of another semester already permeates the air and repels the hapless student.

Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was out early in the (cooler) morning, at which time I'm never awake in the summer. Yeah, that might be it.