Taking Back Fall

in favor of the quiet over the pumpkin

Can you feel it? The tickle of slick grass on your toes in the morning when you take the dog outside; the jostling sidewalk outside Starbucks in a repopulated Oakland; the itch of a wool cableknit against your still-tanned skin; the Meg Ryan movies; the stews; the sharp whistle at kickoff and the dulcet tones of Jim Nantz on a Sunday afternoon.

I love f…