Wild Card/Tuesday — 9.1.09

How about a little YouTube “September Morn” by Neil Diamond to welcome the unofficial beginning of fall today ( lyrics here )? Sept. 1 means summer and the fair is behind us (although Labor Day is still a week away). High school footballers are playing (although school hasn’t started locally). The municipal candidates are announcing (although the filing deadline isn’t until late Friday afternoon). We’re in the transition period when the visitors dwindle. And the Lake Coeur d’Alene and the downtown north shore will return to the locals. In other words, my favorite time of the year is here. So, I’ll play this Wild Card and stare out the window at the viewtiful day outside …