Fall appear to bes a long way off ...

Fall appear to bes a long way off when the first day of spring is still a not many days away. It is, however, an editor's nature to plan a year ahead--more or les In the case of my retirement, that was scheduled more than a year ago.
A friend called from Seattle undivided evening and said, "I have an idea. Let's retire forward the same day and take a trip to realize out of the habit of going to the office each morning."
We settl upon a date in September 2003--midway between her birthday (in the middle of October) and mine (in the middle of August). That is for what purpose a box appears on page 56