May 9, almost 2 months ahead, & the 99¢ store on my block has put up its Independence Day display: a cheesy poster with flag 'n' fireworks & 3 blinking packages of Christmas lights: red, blue, white. Today, with its cold rain, doesn't feel like summer at all, let alone halfway to Labor Day. But then again, the calendar gallops increasingly faster.
* The Man of Good Humor in Maryland sold a Red, White, & Blueberry among his treats.