Yeah, the entire month of August was consumed with me reading all of the Shakespeare/Lily Bard series, all of the Aurora Teagarden series, and the the "Grave" books by Charlaine Harris....not proud of it, but rationalized that this was perfectly normal reading behavior for a grown woman as it was "Summer". As if "Summer" makes it okay to do things like that. Do crooks just say: Sure, I walked out with all that booze without paying, but (shrug), it's Summer. It's Summer. As in, I stole that laptop, but, it's Summer. Yeah, It's Summer.
Although, as I write this it's Fall and Fall doesn't seem to lend itself to any crazy words of self-defense. In the Winter you can go "stir-crazy" (see The Shining by Stephen King); in the Spring, people have been known to get "Spring Fever" (great excuse); Summer, well, (shrug) It's Summer. Is there any excuse in the Fall? I don't think there is...maybe I need to make one up.
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When counseling my clients who are on parole or probation not to get arrested again, I tell them specifically not to smoke weed or drink outside on a nice summer evening.
ahhh, I guess a judge has never gone for the "Shrug and an "It's Summer"" line of defense....
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