Goodbye August

So in the last storm my internet, phone, and TV went out and I'm ambling back into digital communication. While I was gone, August took a final hot breath and died. In memory of this late summer month, I give you these microfacts from the Googlesphere:

• August is named in honor of Emperor Augustus Caesar, grand nephew of Julius Caesar, who got the month of July and the Orange Julius named after him. Neither of them invented the Caesar Salad.
• Because July had 31 days, August got 31 also, so Augustus wouldn't seem a lesser Emperor than his grand uncle.
• William the Conqueror replaced England's name for the month, the month of weeds, with August when he returned from conquering.
• The Dog Days of summer come in August
• August is National Psoriasis Awareness Month
• August 8 is Admit Your Are Happy Day

Here are some dirtmen, our desert equivalent to Frosty and friends, my children built a few years back during the month of August. 

 

"August creates as she slumbers, replete and satisfied."
Joseph Wood Krutch