Spring has come, and so has new editions

Or at least, this was true when it happened in March. Summer is only a hopscotch length skip away now, and as usual, I have to remind myself that this is the case.

Being the thoughtful type, Mother Nature ensures that the best way for us to appreciate summer is to live in constant fear of winter. As June peeks around the corner, a cold air mass from Siberia arrives with the unfaltering stubbornness of an old Casio watch.

Someday, one or the other will break first. And to be fair to the watch,...