[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: First Down

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
First Down
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1185509943.shtml


   If I'm watching my TV accounts correctly, Wayzata High School has
   opened football practice, in July, and before the Minnesota Vikings.
   Has high school football become that big a business?
   July is the peak of summer. These kids should be out enjoying their
   summer, or maybe working, not gearing up for football in the heat.
   Granted, many can't wait, but peer pressure no doubt has some others
   there a bit sooner than they would otherwise like.
   July at least used to be the one month the family could count on for
   vacations. Graduations and weddings wrap up in June, and back to
   school shopping can wait until August. When I was growing up, the
   Calhoun and Harriet beaches closed for the season in early August
   (algae I think), so even I started thinking about school.
   There ought to be a law. For at least one full month a year, the
   public school systems should leave our kids completely alone.