The Side Effects of Endorphins

Each season has its own special charm and there are little things that I enjoy about each. When I lived in Washington DC, I used to live for the fall. Certainly there’s a bunch of multicollinearity going on there. I used to ramp up my fitness around July 4 for a marathon in late autumn.

Spargelzeit– it’s a season I rather love. It’s not that I love asparagus all that much. I love how Germans take the season to the limit and have asparagus with every single meal.

Start of Futbal Season – I know there is the World Cup. Generally, I look forward to the start of the English Premier league as well as The Bundesliga. The season starts late in late August. Finally the American season will start at the same time. Autumn used to be a new start for school and college and now it is for Soccer.

Smoked Paprika – I generally season most dishes with smoked paprika. It adds a nice touch.

How Things Change – I generally don’t like hot weather. It feels like I’m running away from hot weather. There’s a certain charm to East Coast summers with lightning bugs and lightning storms. However, it’s very hot and muggy.. It was not the only reason I moved to the West Coast,, but summer here more tolerable..that isn’t until it isn’t

Summer’s in Portland have seen some ridiculous temperatures. We had one day in June about six years ago it went up 119°that’s matching the East Coast in absurdity.

The Fifth Season – please don’t deny it, the Climate has changed. The West Coast, we now have a fifth season that I detest with a passion. Late summer and early fall the weather is hot and dry in what we call wildfire season.

Here’s a story I wrote for Afterthought Literary magazine, that is a bit apocalyptic about that time of year.