The Don Days of August
I always thought they were called the dog days of August, because that was when hydrophobic dogs ran the streets. Think "To Kill a Mockingbird."
But, actually, the term goes back to the Greeks. They had already named the brightest star in the sky "Sirius." Sirius is the anchor star in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius rises in the early night August sky in the northern hemisphere. The Greeks thought that was just enough extra heat to make August, well - August.
Sirius is magnitude 1, and all other stars are lesser (don't confuse this with planets .. another animal totally!). The Latin name for the dog star is Cannicula.
In the spirit of full disclosure, my last two dogs were Sirius (1993-2005) and Cannicula de la Bastille (Nick-Nick) who is now 16 in human years.
But, politically, August can be a bad month. It was bad for Bush-2 with respect to the events leading into 9/11.
August 2017 will be known as the month Donald Trump totally destroyed himself. The Guns of August? Nay, the tweets and mouth-diarrhea of August.
Houston (and America), we have a problem. This man is over the edge. He is the rabid dog on the summer streets of Monroeville, Alabama. Foaming at the mouth. Snapping at anyone and everyone. Staggering from one lie to another, like a hydrophobic cur. Or a drunk, with Steve Bannon trying to hold him up. Shitting on the country, like a dog shits on your lawn. Actually, worse.
Shop keepers close up. Barbers turn off their poles. Mothers herd children into hot houses.
Mad man running like a mad dog. Man with the satchel. Man with the codes. Man with an insane Nazi whispering in his ear.
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