by Thomas M. Pender
10) Late-night raking of leaves into the neighbor’s yard
9) Ignoring of chores . . . and phone . . . and spouse . . . ‘cause football’s on
8) Annual bikinis-for-sweaters drawer-and-closet swap
7) Hyperprogramming of TiVo for new season episodes
6) Earlier commutes for better parking spaces for shorter “brisk walks”
5) Return of the “warming the bed” flop-around
4) Baseball widows’ luncheons and barhops
3) Ignoring of church . . . and sleep . . . and showering . . . ‘cause FOOTBALL’S ON!!!
2) The kids-and-self-ready-for-school-and-work-a-thon
and
1) The immediate beginning of the nine-month wish for summer’s return
