GETTING OUR FALL ON...

The Bitter-Sweet Rhythm of the Seasonal Business When the Coast is Clear Every small business owner in a seasonal resort town knows the exact day the world changes. Almost overnight, the frantic, high-octane energy of the tourist season vanishes. The traffic jams disappear, the long lines at the counter dissolve, and a sudden, striking quiet settles over the streets and beaches. In his poignant track, "When the Coast Is Clear" (originally from the 1986 album Floridays), Jimm

My generation, the "Wonder Years," grew up with large boxy televisions, kitchen wall phones, bikes with big handlebars and banana seats, the Beatles, Vietnam, Watergate, Nixon, Twiggy, Charlie Brown, the Monkees and some of the best music ever. Yes, I'm revealing my age, but that's okay; there's no harm in acknowledging that I'm from the Gen Jones era. Life was good in my little world, and all those events were just background noise as I sat at the dinner table, listening to

As we reminisced about the past, our memories were so vivid they evoked a deep nostalgia for those times. I began to reflect on what "being homesick" truly signifies. Can I express that feeling or thought in writing so that others might grasp it?