Black and White and Read All Over: Just like that, it was over

It’s muggy and hot outdoors, school’s out for summer break, and fireworks are a fond memory.

The 2024 version of the Fourth of July is now in the books and it’s a stone’s throw from the start of school in August.

I remember a time when I started looking forward to the Fourth of July as soon as elementary school was let out in May for the summer.

The future looked especially bright when that last scho…