We’re starting the third full week of fall, so of course, blizzards. As a distraction, all the NBA teams are in training camp, so fans of every team are dreaming of a huge trophy and a victory parade around the start of summer in 2020.

Happy Labor Day to readers in the U.S. and Canada, and happy Monday to everyone else.

Lots of grown-up glum faces as football fans have a second week of preseason games to help lower their expectations. Smaller faces slump glum for another reason: schools all over the country are now in session or counting down the days.

Now that all the NFL teams have played a preseason game, there are two fan camps. One, those of the winning teams, feel good about the season. The other, fans of losing teams, say their guys didn’t play their starters and are hiding high-powered offenses during the preseason.

Seems like everyone goes to Las Vegas for a convention at least once every two years. If you’re there now or going in the next couple of weeks, there will be millions of other tourists in your way. Relax, not the entire state of Kansas, just grasshoppers.

Yesterday was Memorial Day in the U. S., and a good chance for everyone to remember those who came before and reflect on their sacrifice.

‘Twas a sad weekend for fans of Westeros and the Marvel Comics Universe.

Basketball fans know when spring really starts: the day the March Madness brackets get released. That jubilation only lasts until the first two or three games are finished and the first major upset happens. Poof! There goes your bracket!

Winter is nigh upon us, according to all the usual signs. The NFL broadcasts focus on who can make the playoffs, college kids are back at home describing how grown up they are in one breath while asking Mom to do their laundry in the next, and, oh yeah, winter begins officially on Friday.

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break, assuming you’re in an area that celebrates tradition with massive amounts of massive poultry followed by a massive dessert selection.