I subscribe to Racket, the online Twin Cities alternative created by four writers formerly of City Pages. A couple weeks ago, as part of their "Friday Open Thread" prompt, they asked readers to rank the seasons. I think it's unanimous that we all said autumn's #1. It dawned on me, though, that whenever I've seen a rank of seasons (and I think I've seen more than one would estimate), that rank is published around the fall, meaning that the beautiful colors prompt a ranking of the seasons. I'm fairly certain of that "coincidence."
For all the pros of the fall, I have noticed an annual drawback -- almost without fail, traffic going to work is so bad compared to the summer that I am routinely late for work. We lay back in the summertime, but once we get past Labor Day it feels as though the entire state starts to get serious again, so everybody's going to work, and at the same time. Add to it that the Sun is casting its oppressive rays on east-bound traffic around the time I go to work, and it's a massive challenge to get to work on-time. I have been tardy a few times the past couple weeks and flat-out late a couple times in that same period. That includes yesterday/Tuesday morning. It doesn't help that the cold weather disincentivizes me to bolt out of bed and begin getting dressed. But yesterday there was a huge car crash that happened right in front of me. The two-lane I was on is busy that time of day, of course, so it took me several minutes before I found a gap in the traffic so I could get around what I found out was a three-car accident.
This should prompt an adjustment to me getting out of the house. But like I said, it feels so much better to stay in bed. Yep, the turndown in temperature is conducive to staying in my pajamas and underneath my sheets. So, not only does that make it harder for me to get to work on-time, it makes me more likely not to care that I'm not at work on-time.
Should go to bed now. Maybe getting more sleep will get me up early in the morn.
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