Is Fall Just Around the Corner?

It is the end of July, beautiful sunny weather, temps in the 80's. But...my syllabus is finished and my first class at Oakton is August 21, only a month away. I stopped over at the school to pick up some free tickets to Ravinia, then stopped in at the office to talk about duplicating my syllabus and other class materials.
To me, the year starts when school starts--in a way it is a more significant beginning than New Years Day. So, even though the weather says summer, and will for another few months, fall is definitely in the air.
On another subject, yesterday was our 26th wedding anniversary. We decided to celebrate at Topobolampo, the fabulous Mexican Restaurant in Chicago. My review: it was better than ever. We had the tasting menu, 5 courses of exceptionally prepared food, each matched with a very appropriate wine. We were there for almost 4 hours, eating away. None of the portions are large, but plenty of food was consumed. If you want to have some magnificant food, go to Topobolampo or its more casual partner, Frontera Grill. The chef, Rick Bayless won a big award as chef of the year.