It is the heart of summer, and back when I was a kid in the South Side Brainerd neighborhood of Chicago, these were the golden days, when going back to school at Fort Dearborn Grammar School was far, far away. Back then, school started up again the day after Labor Day, as God intended. These days, most schools seem to start in August, which, of course, is against nature. After all, Fort Dearborn, like most schools in Chicago, did not have air conditioning, and it would have been pretty damn hot in there in mid-August. Our teachers might have actually swooned, although that would have been a sight worth seeing. And yes, that is indeed me in front of our house on Aberdeen Street back in the day.
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