Getting back to the rat race

It’s all over. Soon the lights will be down and the toys all put

away to shelves and cubby holes -- because it’s too painful to put

them away right after Christmas, not after all the struggle to find

them and put them together.

Families will return to their homes. Now, it’s time to get back to

the important things -- like work. No more of this knocking off for

the day.

And we mustn’t neglect our civic issues. We can put all our energy

into re-figuring out what to do about the Village Entrance, fighting

to get the city corporation yard moved to ACT V or making sure that

never happens. Strange how that issue seemed to have been dealt with

already. We were assured it was settled. Now, we can see if it will

be another 20 years before a decision is made about the Village

Entrance -- perhaps people are just having too much fun in the fight.

Having school back in the scene will be a blast. Getting into the

classroom and the extra-curricular activities of students is one of

the fun parts of community journalism. And let’s hope Laguna’s sports

teams have as much success in play as they did getting their mascot

name changed.

Here’s to getting back to normal and hoping that some remnants of

the spirit of the season can stick with us. So, as we head off to the

council meeting, keep the idea of the human bond in your mind and

remember that we’re all in this together.